There remains only one thing for the Society todo, and that is to appeal for funds "to the "Shanghai public, Already the members of the Society have been appealed to, and have responded nobly, but much more than they can be expected to subscribe is needed.
The total sum involved is about Chinese '$72.000. the annual Interest fon which is about Chinese $6,000. If this burdensome debt could be removed, the Society should be able to carry on indefinitely. If it cannot, then Shanghai must lose its Natu History Museum and a mage Reference Library.
The Society has been In existence over 8) years, and Shanghai should bbe proud of its One, though. perhaps. unobtrusive recording a" country where such institutions have always been all too few.
The Council of the Royal Asiatic Society. therefore, makes this "appeal the Shanghai community to come:
its assistance at this time of crisis feeling confident that its appeal will not fall on dear cars, Donations should be forwarded to Honorary Treasurer. Royal Asiatic B.). 10 The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.