Only 68 new ordinary members were enrolled during the year and one life member. The total number of members now in Shanghai is 005 It is essential that all Englishmen in Shanghai should be enrolled as Members as much for thelr~ own sake as for the benefit of the Society. T would ask you all to look around amongst your friends for new members and any Englishman reading the report of this meeting is advised to communicate with the hon, treasurer or other member of committee, I call the special atten" tion of present and new menibers to the advisability of their become ing life members by payment of tone sum of $25. It saves the mem= der and the officials of the Society much time and trouble when and enrols as a life member.
Whilst on this subject of life membership and the consequent saving of time and trouble to the Society our hon. treasurer has aske me to refer to the slackness int some members in the payment of their annual dues. The subscription of $2 is practically nothing and the notice sent every year does everything for members but pay. their subscription and yet the hon. treasurer finishes up every year with quite a number of subscriptions
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