"The Associated Foreign Charities have continued to allocate @ generous amount to our charity fund. Before! passing from the accounts 1 would Wke to take this publfe opportunity of thanking our Hon, Treasurer, Mr. Mortlook for the splendid work he as done for the society during the past year, "The usual scholarship examina~ tions were held and T shall not do more than refer you to the report. There you will find full details, toge= ther with the statement of our thanks {o the Indies and gentlemen who so generously assisted it. the prepara the examination papers, ard invigllating at the examinations. conclusion T would Ike 10 say how pleased we were to welcome Yack our Hon. Secrnlary. from his: furlough, Mr, Parson returned in June fof the year under review and at once Feagsumed his duties. Unfortunately hho has been far from well during the last few weeks. and is unable to be with us thig evening. He made for this meeting and had hoped until the last moment come. He is a most thorough Séc-rotary and his minutes and keeping of records make the work of th President sinecure. Finally 1 must offer our grateful thanks to Mr. Morsay, of Messrs. Thomson and Ca. for his Kind services as our Hon. Auditor."
Accustomed Duties New Police Bureau May "fast of us here this afternoon have for that we can best serve the empire staying here and doing our ae: customed duties.
Tam happy to fod that there ate very fow indeed who have not assumed some additional responsibility in war service and there is something all can do as well as give. T hope tne Englishman is failing to recognize ils responsibility toward the various war funds, "Of our local problems I do not intend to speak nor of the war clouds which ave spreading over this part fof the World.....1 need only say that if the storm which threatens docs Lreak, our Consul-General will find your committee ready to assume such responsibility as he may see ft to centrist to them and to carry it out in the (rue English spirit "Now before proceeding to desi with reports and accounts and the Usual Business of the meeting, T will you to Fise while 1 read out the names of those members of the Royal Society' of St. George (Shanghai Branch) who lave died since the date of the holding of our last Anoual: Meeting. B. H. M. Broom-hall, M. J. Cox, W. M. Pett, J.B. Matighan, 0, S. Benbow-Rowe, Holland.
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