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Includes: Letter from the Shanghai Branch of April 4th. Rough handling of American freight. . Luncheon to H. M. Minister. Rendition of Wei Hai Wei, closure of cable offices. Disorders in China, action taken in Shanghai. 2½ % Customs Surtax, British representatives at the conference. Constitution of the port of Tsingtao, draft regulations, Closer cooperation between the Shanghai Branch and the Shanghai Chamber instead of amalgamation. Notes on the speech by Sir Ronald Macleay, the Washington Conference and American sympathy for China, Extrality, Chinese share in the Administration of Shanghai. Text of the draft Regulations for the Commercial Port of Text of the draft regulations for the Commercial Port of Kiaochow Bay. Proposed Amalgamation of the China Association with the British Chamber of Commerce, Shanghai, letter from Sir Edward Pearce to Sir John Jordan, mentioning also the plight of the Russian Refugees. Minutes of a joint meeting of the Association and Chamber Committees. Chinese statement at Washington Conference, cables exchanged with Shanghai. Tientsin [Tianjin]-Pukow Railway Outrage, cable from Shanghai Branch.
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