"And now for matters of interest nearer to the China Branch; first I wish to say that Me, J. R. G, Barter should really be addressing you tonight, a8 at our last Annual General Meeting, he was voted into the chair, but unfortunately for us he was call ed away from Chinn on work of national importance, and this almost immediately afterwards. was then honoured with the chairmanship, and the choice of a vice-chairman happily fell on Mr. J.
Bonnyman, a past chairman, whose experience in the conduct of the affairs of the Branch is proving of rear value to the general com= mittee, the work of which is steadily growing in. view of the greatly increasing number of members, This. increase in our membership is a favourable sign, for it indicates that the efforts of the China Branch are gaining the support of Mechanical Engineers all over this tand.
This China Branch of the British Institution of Mechanical Engineers, broad and International in aspect Is all trite engineering, numbers now a little over eighty members in China fand Hongkong. this number of course predominantly British with "some Chinese and a sprinkling of Russian "Our efforts' home and abroad are to the continuance snd maintenance of quality and the best in engineer Ing, and the local efforts of this China Branch are to the successful prosecu tion of mechanical engineering in this country, promotion of British export trade, taking our part in the hand to Nand' advancement of mechanical en fincering in China, coincident with {he necessary development of techni= cal education, on which engineering development so absolutely depends..
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