My. A. de C. Sowerby, director of, the museum, in presenting his annual report, stated that the past year had been a particularly trying: one so far as the society's museum was concerned, but with an increate Of the Council's grant, the society was able to proceed with prepara tions for the opening of the museum the extreme difficulty experienced in community, Chinese and foreign. securing specimens of the giant, [The Shanghai Municipal Council panda, Mr. Young's presentation has, of course, been the mainstay of] Was a most valuable acquisition.
All the donations with the numer-our ancial "support during "the past two years, while the French Jous inquiries the society had been (Consul-General' has sent us a gene-[receiving im regard to the museum rows donation from a. special fund. both from this part of the country, which is at his disposal. We reeeivand abroad eloquently attested the Jed an appreciable donation from Jgreat interest that was shown by the now defunct Shanghai Gua, the public, Mr. Sowerby concluded. [Club, while two other local Following Mr. Sowerby' ing organisations, the China National Miss A. Abraham, ae Amateur Athletic Federation and tarian, Dr. E. M. Gale, editor the Shanghai Football Association, lof the journal, also gave their re-thave jointly given us a generous ports. The dept balance of the building account of the Society was Public Benefactors $48,783.04, to which $5,000 to be Practically the whole of the conjadded for the completion of the {tractors and firms concerned in the museum, while the debit balance of [the working account was $4,121.96. lerectionand equipment of our build-ting gave liberally, either in kind The treasurer's report was adopted in the form of what may be termed, by the meeting. The resolution for rebates, these latter meaning, in the adoption was proposed by Mr. the majority of eases, that the con-
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