Reading about some of the great Ningpo, Feb. 6.
meetings being held in Shanghai in these days, reminds one to speak of two recent meetings here in Ningpo. While, we cannot compete with the Shanghai meetings as to the number, we have in attendance a Inrger percentage of those who might be present in spite of a few of our people having gone to see things in Shanghai.
First, in order of time, came the annual-meeting of the Cemetery Board; with the British Consul as "Chairman, and the Chief of Police as Secretary-Treasurer; while the Commissioner of Customs, the Anglican Bishop and the Port Doc-for were also present. Each Mission and each "foreign" business firm is allowed a representative on this—Board, if they subscribe the amount they are assessed at; but none of the other representatives were able to be present this time.
It is interesting to note that attending to this grave matter was
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