And what was China's attitude to in the Council Chamber? That was the vital issue. All the help, all the sympathy of those wh wished her well, could only be' of service as a backing and support. to her own efforts. "If it could be {that her internal dissensions could be composed, and that her representatives" at the Conference Would prove to be representative of China, capot giving effect to their own assurances, of carrying out guarantees entered into, and actuated by a desire for China's Boad, their hopes for the success of the Conference might indeed run high.
In the meantime the kaleidoscope was being shaken though what pattern was to be assumed, it was impossible to say, and the outlook was as obscure as ever.
There would, of course, during the coming months be many subjects said he regretted. that it had not of importance to engage the atten-been found possible to helld tie tion of the Association in which annual meeting at an earlier date, ce-operation with all those interested =A number of averse circumstances, in China should prove of the utmost had combined, but he hoped that in value. So as to bring this about future years the practice would be ® Proposal was now being discussed adopted and_adheted to of issuing by the China Association, the Cham. "The Annual Report during the first ber of Commerce and Federation of four "months of the year. That British Industries, with a view to if followed, would mean that; the formation of a Committee on the next annual meeting and selec-, Which each institution should be tion of officers would take place in,!epresented, the object being to nay, April next. obtain unanimity' in the representa The recounts called, he thought, tions which from time to time it for ttle comment. The amount, might be desirable to make to the wived as subreriptions had in- Government. If the proposal. be-treated, bit x0, also, had the cost /came a concrete fact, the combina-telegrams and the charges under tion of the knowledge of the subject that heading must inevitably rise possessed by the China Association in" times such as those through in conjunction with the interests which they were then passing. The And influence of the bodies he had year's working. showed a net loss mentioned would, he was convinced, Of 871. 9. 11d. They would present-; Prove of great value, be asked to elect a new Honorary Mr. Bryan
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