PROCEEDINGS 



ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 



The Annual General Meeting of the Society was held on 

 Thursday, June 17th, 1920, at the Society's hall, the 

 President, Dr. Arthur Stanley, being in the Chair; he was 

 supported by Mr. I. Mason, Hon. Secretary. 



The President in his introductory remarks said : 



A year of continuous progress may be recorded for the 

 Society in its main work of ' 'investigating subjects connected 

 with China." Never has the membership been so' large or 

 the meetings so well attended, especially considering the 

 absence of what is usually understood as popularity of the 

 subjects presented. 



The Library has been maintained in a state of practical 

 efficiency — most books and periodicals connected with China 

 can readily be found there and either read in the Library 

 under comfortable conditions in summer and in winter or 

 they may be taken home and browsed on at leisure. 



The Museum has materially gained each year and at the 

 present time it is a live institution which can be of assistance 

 to students of Chinese natural history old or young. 



The Journal of the Society tends to get larger every year 

 indicating no lack of original matter worth publishing and 

 showing a somewhat broader interpretation of that hitherto 

 rather narrow sinology. 



Kindred societies, it may be noted with pleasure, are 

 using our rooms for their meetings. Our Society is perhaps 

 the only one, unconnected with particular professions, which 

 contributes actively towards the amelioration of the intel- 

 lectual life of foreigners in China. 



The Society has traditions in keeping with its origin so 

 far back as 1857. Among its past active members will be 

 found the names of Harry Parkes, Eobert Hart, Thomas 

 Hanbury, Kutherford Alcock, John Bowring, Eockhill, 

 Chavannes, Cordier, Edkins, Giles, Parker, Kingsmill, 

 Bushell, Muirhead, Butcher, Legge, Alabaster, Meadows, 

 Medhurst, Bastian, Wylie, Wade, Lockhart, Swinhoe, Styan, 

 Timothy Kichard, G. E. Moule and the Littles. Such 

 names as these show that many of the best intellects who 



