A meeting of the Photographic Society of Shanghai was held at the offices of Mr. A. E. C. Hindson, }29 Canton Road, on Thursday. Mr. F Large, president of the Society resid In a brief report the chairman sold that at was proposed to suspend ithe activities of the Society large number of its members show-Jed very little interest, having joined with a view to attending the ex-which the present unsettled ion of the country made impossible.
During the veason they had had nine Icetures and the average attendance fad been about 18, Conside ing the hard work and the time which the lecturers thad devoted this very discouraging indeed, as was no small matter to prepare paper and slides.
Of the actures, eight had been given by members of the committee, while the lecturer on the other occasion was not even a member of the society. They had tried in several ways to arouse interest, in particular by the institution of a special competition, but this had proved of A little time ago it thad also been proposed to hold an exhibition and circulars were forwarded but only two members sent taplies, which would have accounted for some 10 Jor 12 pictures. Ip was clear that the interest of the vast majority of members did not exist.
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