General Meeting The local Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals held what called a revival meeting the Hall "of the which was attended by a sparse but enthusiastic as-ably. Mr. R, F. C. Master was lected. to wit and the meeting was opened by a speech from the retiring secretary and treasurer: of the Society, Mr. K. E, Newman, who stated that the local Society has no afffiation with the R.S.P.C.A. in other parts of the world, and was sponsored by local interest and apitol, 'The Society, he said, had been in existence since 1909," since when there had been three' waves of 1 thusiasm to further the work b that, after @ period, interest appeared to die down and the burden of active interest was borne by. the few faithful adherents. He exhorted those who were elected on the ow committee to uphold the work of the Society and not to neglect the importance the general mee was paramount, as the meetings in the past had been so poorly attend ed that the Society had perforce to rely on the activities of its committee, which led eventually to the abandonment of general meetings.
At one time, Mr. Newman stated, reports were published of the num Der of convictions of cruelty. to ted. by the Society, Dut that "when the Mixed Court changed to the Special Court orders were given from Nanking. instruct ing the president of the Court that there wat no law in China applicable to eases of cruelty to animals. Many of the prominent members of the Court, however, were interviewed and the Society found them eminently sympathetic, Mr, Newman then again laid stress on the duty of those who become or are members of the Society,
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