Mr. P. W. Massey drew the attention of the meeting to an appeal which was now being circulated on behalf of the Cathedral School for Girls and which was sponsored by the Joint Committee of the British Chamber of Commerce and China Association. He thought it was particularly appropriate to bring up a matter such as this at a meeting of British residents and he was sure he would have the meeting with them in affirming that too much importance could not be given to ensuring that British girls should have the opportunity of being educated here in a school run on British lines and in which British ideals were inculcated.
Unfortunately, school fees were very inadequate to' maintain the school properly and extra income must be forthcoming from other sources if the School was not to become heavily involved in debt. He therefore moved the following resolution "That this meeting is sympathetic with ihe. appeal now being made by the Cathedral School for Girls, British, to Secure greater financial support from Suicide Believed Motive
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