Mrs."H.'V. Wilkinson, Mr, P, Camp-bel!' (Secretary), Miss P. Ayrton (Assistant Secretary), The report and accounts were adopted on the motion of the Chal man, seconded by the Vice-Chairman, The Chairman, in his report, frst thanked the Stewards of the Mee Club for again putting the room at the disposal of the Association, and also. thanked the China National Wireless Telegraph Ca. for installing amplifiers. He pointed out. that the expenses of the Association for the year under review amounted to $27,040, and. the sum received from members was only $2961, emphasizing the fact that the balance came from "generous contributions leading firms and Individus present energies would continue todo their utmost to support the Association finan dally,, The Membership Committee hho worked very hard to. iner the number of members. He regret~ ted that there seemed to be a great @eal of lethargy and apathy on the part of British residents In China 19 supporting the Association, Work at Home Referring to the report, the Chatr= man_ pointed out that' the" subcommittees had done a considerable amount of work during the past year, and that several members of the committee, particularly Mr. Hf, Arnhold, when on Home leave, ha spoken fo Members of Parliament on matters affecting the welfare of the British community in China Referring to the work done by the London organization, the Chairman stated that a number of lectures had been delivered regarding affairs in China and a number of questions had" been asked in the House of Commons. He read a letter from Mr. W. J. Black, who thanked the Association for the valuable work. it @id in helping to obtain for him compensation for the losses he in. curred during the Nanking ou'vage and emphasized the necessity for British residents in China to become members of the Associatio had done a considers work, not only as regards his partie cular' case, but also with regard. to the major problems which confronted Sino-British relations.
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