An important meeting was held on the 17th instant in the Interns al tute by those members who interested in carrying out the plank of the Institate for securing more friendly and harmonious relations between Chin-ce and foreigners engaged in commercial enterprises. The following had consented to verre on the special committee: Messrs. Chen Chin-cheag, Chairman of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce; Chou Shen-cheng of the Guild of Tron Merchants and of the Sin Cheng the Shing Yue Hor Bros, & Ca. M. Fi Bussan Kaisha; M. Hoerter, of Messrs. Slevogt & Ca., Y. Ito, of the Nippon W. Kien, of the ing Lande, of Moss, Jardine, Mathowon 0o., Ld, H. F. Merrill, Commis-
Dealer in Dyes; Veen Racine, Ackermann Chi chung, of the Ts Faog Hong; 0. Btrackmeyer, of Siemssen & C Pao-sen, of the Piece-goods Gail Thoms, of the Britich & American Tobacco Ca; Y. (. Tong, of the Ohi-Telegraph Ca.; Yang Sin ib, of Piog-han, of the Piose-good Guild.
In calling the meeting to order Dr. Gilbert Reid aid that, as he was to be absent from Shanghai for at least year, he woold crave the iadalgenco of the men serving on the Committes, while he explained his reason for attempting to form such a committee in the development of the plans of the Iostitate. He had long been interested in commercial questions, had serred for several years on the Committee of the Ameri ice different Chambers of Commerce, and had lately prepared in Chinese a small book on Commercial Law, dealing especially with contracts and camps During the last summer, on a visit to Pekiog, he had conversed with the Heads of tion which woald come from this repre-committee would be respect-fally considered by officials in Peking. He had_ himself frequently conferred with Chinese and foreign merchants in a private capacity, and now the attempt was (0 bring such men together in one committee, where the Chinese and foi stitute plan which did not characterize any organization in Shang!
He was sure that their thas meeting together would prove to be of matua}
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