PROCEEDINGS 



ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 



wuaJ General Meeting of the Society was held 

 on June 22nd, L922, at the Society's Hall, Dr. A. P. Parker, 

 being in the Chair. 



I ening the Meeting, Dr. A. P. Parker said : —Ladies 



i Gentlemen, In opening this Meeting to-day I have to 



real l<:ss which this Society has suffered through 



death of its President, Sir Everard Fraser, k.c.m.g., and 



\ta Vice-Presidents, Mr. Samuel Coiling. On the 



itfa (t Bii Bverard Fraser, the following Minute was made 



'h- I:-- rdfl of the Council Meeting of March 30: — 



eding with the ordinary business of the 



be Chairman referred to the very serious loss the 



y had suffered through the death of its President, Sir 



K.C.M.G . , E.B.M. Consul General. Sir 



rerard had been President of the Society for a number of 



and his knowledge of the Chinese language, his ripe 



e and hie greal scholarship made him an ideal Chair- 



D at its meetings. All who knew him esteemed his great 



it\. ln> remarkable character and charming personality. 



II. it expression of the Council's deep sorrow 



aid be reci "It d on the Minutes and a copy sent to Lady 



This resolution was carried unanimously. 



\ similar Minute has just been recorded by the Council 



• with the deatli of Mr. Samuel Couling. There 



:inl;i)it\ between the characters of these two 



tin,, men. Both of them were studious, earnest men, of 



Dalit} and high ideals. Both of them were 



scholarship and had made a life-long study of 



language and literature. Both of them were 



1 and retiring disposition, hating all that was 



-: Both of them finally stuck to their 



woi lly to the end, supporting with great patience 



and tude the physical afflictions which were destined 



them to their graves. This double loss is a 



Society and to the cause of scholarship. 



