It-Col. Hayley Bell, p.s-o. Deputy Out-door Commissioner, after a speech in..ch he urged that a mistaken impression had been formed with regard to the attitude that had been adopted in certain matters, announced his intention of joining the guild and, after the resolution was passed, signed along with 146 others who thus signified their willingness to become members of the new organization. There was only one dissentient vote when the resolution was put to the meeting and it was carried amid cheers.
The question of the Saturday afternoon holiday was then left over for discussion by a specially selected committee, and the meeting closed with the presentation of a gold watch to Mr. 8. J. Larsen for his services as honorary treasurer to the Shanghai committee during the past year.
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