500. PROCEEDINGS. 
The yote of thanks proposed to General Mesny by Mr. Donovan 
and seconded by Rev. Mr. Muirhead was then put to the meeting 
and carried with acclamation. 
General Mrswy, in answer to Mr. Bredon’s enquiries about the 
prospects of trade in Yunnan, said the only routes that were likely 
to be improved in a satisfactory manner were the route by the Red 
River to Tongking and one or two others that were likely to be 
improved by the opening of Chungking, and something also might 
be done by way of Burma. He had not recommended the building 
of railroads in Yunnan, because the country offered too many 
natural obstacles, but still something can doubtless be done to 
improve matters relating to trade there very considerably. He was 
very grateful to the meeting for the attentive hearing they had 
given him and for the vote of thanks they had passed to him. 
The proceedings then terminated. 
KELLY & WALSH, LIMITED, PRINTERS, SHANGHAI. 
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