PROCEEDINGS 



ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 



The Annual General Meeting of the Society was held 

 on Thursday, May 5th, 1921, at the Society's Hall, the 

 President, Sir Everard Fraser, k.c.m.g., being in the Chair, 

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



The Chairman opened the Meeting, and then the report 

 of the Honorary Librarian, Mrs. F. Ayscough, who- was 

 absent from Shanghai, was read by Mrs. Maguire, Honorary 

 Assistant Librarian. The report was as follows: — 



The Honorary Librarian's Report. 



The most important event that has taken place in 

 connection with the Library, during the year, is the re-printing 

 of the catalogue. This is in reality nothing but a shelf list — 

 books are only entered once and then in the class in which 

 they stand — no* cross-references nor author list being given. 

 As the complete card catalogue stands in the library — in 

 which books are entered not only in their class — but also 

 under their authors names — and under numerous cross- 

 references, it is felt that the Society should be put to no 

 unnecessary expense, in the production of a printed catalogue 

 which is of course incomplete before it leaves the Press. 

 As, however, many members who use the library live away 

 from Shanghai it is felt that a printed list of the books which 

 the library contains is of use to them — and is also a con- 

 venience to resident members who may wish to send to the 

 library for books — The re -print is the same size as the 

 Society's Journal and it is intended, in future, to print the 

 list of Accessions to the library which appears annually in 

 the Journal — on a perforated page — members who so desire 

 may, therefore, add these lists to their copy of the catalogue 

 and so keep it up to date. 



The Accessions during the year have not been numerous 

 — but several volumes of importance have been added to the 

 shelves — notably the very fine publication by Baddely — 

 which describes the relations between Russia, Mongolia and 

 China during the 17th Century — Cordier's History o.f China — 

 and Petrucci's translation of that interesting text-book on 



