Mr. E. F, Mackay proposed the re-election of the President, Lora Southborough. He paid a high tri-to the interests unprecedented difficulty and complexity. With his diplomatic ex-Patience, he helped considerably i, regard to the China Committee by bringing their conflicting views into harmony.
Mr. Archibald Rose seconded the Proposal, which was iso carried The election of Mr. Stanley I. Dodwell as Chairman was proposed by Sir James H. Stewart Lockhart, who outlined Mr. Dodwell's activities. Although he was not as old as some of them, he had had a great deal of experience in the Far East and was a member of a firm well-known in the Far East He had every confidence in recom: mending Mr, Dodwell to the office.
This proposal was seconded by Mr. F. Anderson and carried unanimously. Mr. Anderson said it seemed to him that there wore signa in China of an improvement, and he thought the influential classes were becoming more and more of the opinion that something should be done to put a stop to the trifling rankling. The Association should do all it could to safeguard the only elements of security that existed in ina to-day and endeavour to en-ist the ce-operation of these fluential classes in the support of that security. If they did that, they would be doing a srreat bene" fit to China itself{—even greater than to foreigners.
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