"Although the Council has con tinued to. give full attention to the business of the Institution, steps have been taken to avoid unnecessary. of prolonged discussions and the general Affairs: of the institution have been entrusted to an Emergency Com mittee whose job it is (0 make quick @ecisions when necessary and to pre-are recommendations for the full Council, thus making decisions on the art of the latter easier. Various other committees have also been sot up: special study was given to the "Journal," the circulation of which, as many' of you are aware, has been redtrieted. There has also been a Fovarrangement in the set-up—these steps being necessary due to the shortage of paper.
Examinations have been held usual, T would like to take this oporlunity to congratulate the local Candidate who was successful in the Jast examination held here, The can didate who sat for the examination suffered a period of suspense due to the fact that the completed papers into the hands of a German enser. However, he _apparentiy thought there was no harm in them and "in due course they reached London.
Another matter of particular in-torest to the China Centre is that the Parent Body is taking special inter~ in Chinese students sent from China by the Federation of British Industries. 'These students, while in England, are given every fnellity by the institution' and are invited to attend open meetings when they" sre bold.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.