'The 26th meeting of the board of management of the Rickshaw Pulless" Mutual Aid. Association was held on Tuesday, Jan, 14, at the Association's Western' centre, No, 288 Markham Road. This venue was decided upon in Order to give members of the board opportunity to Inspect thave newly acquired premises whh are much more commodious then, those previously rented in the same vicinity.
All members of the board were present excepting Mr. Chang Kung-wen and Dr. T. T, Chin.
'Two letters from Mr. Ho Wu-shan, tone of the puller members, were Tead out, and as a result leave of absence from the board was granted ud Mr, Chu Foong-siang, one of the'
lernatives was appointed to serve in hia absence, The report of the General Secretary on the incident at the association's end quarters on the" moming January 9 was laid before the board.
The following resolution "Resolved that this board tenders Its to those members of its star suffered. bodily. hurt when" the zaauited. by "ruffians atthe Soelauion's headquarters on the morning Of the Oth inst. Especial sympathy Getended to" Ate. Fe Lo Chang, the General Secretary, sigainst whom the dastardly attack was principally directed and who is att suffering from Wounds taker this opportunity. to record ins entire satisfaction with Mr. Chang's Seeretars fand express Secordanre with, the by-the board of "Resolved that this, board takes alt vosalble ops 10 "secure apprehension {indpunlehiment of those. responsible for the cowardly and brutal assault on the association's stair on the morning Of the 01M. Inst, and further, that josaible precautions be taken tu future o"prevent a recurrence."
Tu connection with the frst resolu tion It was reported that Mr. Chang! hoped to be able to. resume his duties at an carly date and this hows was welcomed by the board Whose earnest desire it is that Mr, Chang's services should not be lost.
With regard to the second revolution A small committee was formed. to. pursue investigations as "who were the real instigators} fof the trouble.
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