Under the auspices of this Chamber a meeting of the National ments Chambers was called with a view. tu adopting resolutions defining the ideas of the foreign commercial of Shanghai as to what} steps should be taken to promote the future welfare of China, While the resolutions detailed on page 14 of the report were passed by a majority of the Chamber present, I regret that the voting was not unanimous. connexion I desire to the resolutions were form-that they might strengthen the hands of the Diploma-Corps to urge upon the principal Powers the importance of arriving at some common policy among them~ selves which might eventually lead to concerted action being adopted assist China to set her house in' order, To those of us who were respons. Jide for drawing up the resolutions:
ie m matter of regret that the Diplomatic Body has failed even to Jcomment upon them,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.