Sev nth Annual Meeting: Teaching, Temperance in the Schools The seventh annnal_ meeting! (eighth year) of the Shanghai Total Abstinence "League was held on Tuesday afternoon, when a small, but keenly interested, number of members were in attendance. Mr. 1G. E. Poet, the President, occupied the chair, The various activities carried on bythe Committee throughout the year were reported to the meeting. It was noted that the Bulletin had deen issued regularly and that appredative remarks had reached the case which occurred in March, four [Committee ubout the successive men were Isunes. Correspondence with the sentenced to three years' imprison-Municipal Council about introducing ment whilst the other three were temperance teaching in the Municipal Schools was referred to. Also month. a sub-committee had spent time writing to America and Great] Britain to gather information about methods of teaching temperance the schools of those countries. The Committee entered a protest against the issuing of new licences in Yangtszepoo and other districts.
Reference was made to a prize competition for children attending, the Municipal (Foreign) Schools, fon the subject: Alcohol, What it is, and What it does. The results of this competition will be announced Inter.
The treacurer's statement showed 2 small balance of £146, and it was made clear that funds are needed to erty on the work, A'membership of over 80 was reported, but a number had failed to. pay dues for the year ast com pleted.
Tt was hoped that better next MacKinnon; Secretary, aM Cameron; "Treasurer, C.-3. Passiidea: Committee, G. W. Shipway ud I. Mason. W. A. B. Leach continues as editor of the Bull 'A hearty vote of thanks was passed to our local newspapers for their
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