As this the first meeting of the whole mission since the tragic death of Dr. Menzies, who early in [the year was killed by robbers at Huaiking, a resolution was una mously carried expressing the conviction that the nobility of the sacrifice made by him would be obscured by any demand for an indemnity. Tt was consequently decided to leave the question of compensation for the family, or of a gift for a memorial hospital, to; the voluntary action of the Chinese.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.