'That the Committee be authorized to draw up a constitution for the Cathedral School for Girls, on behalf of the Governors, for' submission at an early meeting of the Governors—Proposed by Mr. Page and seconded by Mr, King, 'The Governors' Committee That the following should be elect= ed Governors' Committee; Judge Sit Poter Grain, Dean Trivett, Dr. Marsh, Messrs. Johnston, Page, King and Brown—Proposed by De. Marsh and seconded by Mr. Johnston.
The meeting: closed with a vot of thanks to Lord Addington for auditing the accounts and Judge Peter Grain for taking the chal this meeting. reported in the Russian ess that, according to the records in a book of archives recently found, Prince Vindimirovich has renounced all rights to the Ru throne.
Another matter of vital ance to the cotton industry reassessment of the Customs tariff on imports for which purpose a commission is at present sitting in Peking; it ig reported that the present idea of the Chinese Government is to increase the present duty on foreign cotton by 1}2 per ent. Needless to remark, if such a drastic change were made, the textile industry in China would be seriously crippled or even destroyed, not mention the heavy burden which would be placed on the Chinese people, who rely almost entirely o cotton' "manufactures for—their clothing. "Though strenuous efforts fre being made by all concerned, including the joint committee of mill owners. nientioned above, to convince the Peking authorities of the stupidity of the proposed scheme, the result gf these efforts is at present of it is earnestly hoped. that the Peking' commission will realize the grave
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