Assistance for Inmates on Discharge from Gaol Under the spirited leadership of the Rev, G. W. Sheppard, Gen, E. B, Nacnaghten, Dr, John C. Wo, Mr, 8. M. Edwards, and others interested in the reclamation of term served inmates of the local gaols, the Discharged Prisoner Aid Society was formed at the hall of the Royal Asiatic Society on November 4, a tentative constitution was adopted and a committee" elected. Gen, Macnaghten was chosen president of the body and further officers will be elected by the general conimittece which consists of: 14 persons including seven Ghinese and seven foreigners.
The meeting which was held for the purpose of getting the Society. under way was opened by a general call to order by Gen. Macnaghten who was chosen to act as chairman for the. evening.
The chairman stressed the need of such a society to look after the welfare of prisoners on discharge from the Ward Rond and Amoy Road gaols and said that the whole Furpose of the Society was contained in the leader "in the "North-China Bally News" of November thought it an excellent idea and was happy to be able to do what he could to help in its founding and to carry on its work.
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