The"annual general meeting of} the British Chamber of Commerce was held at the Shanghai Club on. Thursday. Brig. Gen. E. B. Macaghten CaLG., D.0., previded over a fair attendance. ' Those of the Committee present were: Messrs. A. Turner, T. H.R. Shaw, A. Lowson, R, Calder Marshall, H. Armhold, A.W, Burkill, G L: Camp. hell, and P, Campbell, Secretary.
The Chairman said In presenting to you the twelfth) Annual Report of the. Chamber's activities, T would like in the first] stance to state that the problems precented to your Committe for elution during the past, year have Been at times of a somewhat difficult and even of a somewhat delicate nature, While your Committee endeavours to avoid politics so far og such a course is po lo, politics have during the past year so impinged themselves upon matters commercial as to by in many cases separable from them, T have only'
China. generally, where British mention "Hankow ' and Central hho been seriously menaced,—in almost brought to a standstill owing to the Anti-British agitation and Boycotts, which appear to have only] one end in view, the undermining o British prestige and commerce in China.
New China Committees The trend of past two yea recently, has led to greater interest} Doing taken in, and more importance being placed upon affairs in China vy H. M. Government and the people
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