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lishment of technical schools abroad for the furtherance of the objects of this
association. ‘
(9) To aid by agvice, cooperation, donations, or otherwise any individual or
concern who is ablé to promote the objects of this association.
(10) To invite members of the association to give facilities for the introduction
 into their works for varying periods of oriental and other engneers or
engineering students.
(11) To endeavor to make the English language the recognized medium for
the transaction of all engineering business.
THR FUNDS.

The funds of the association are derived from the subscriptions of
members and entrance fees. The first 200 members will be admitted
without an entrance fee.
The annual subscription for the time being has been fixed at 10
guineas, which it is estimated will provide the funds necessary to enable
 the association to carry on its work efficiently.
THE QUALIFICATIONS FOR MEMBERSHIP,

Article 4 provides the following qualifications for membership:

Candidates for admission as members must be approved by the council and
must be bona fide British manufacturing engineers or bona fide British manufacturers
 of articles accessory to engineering plant other than those whose
Interests in foreign manufactures or otherwise might be antagonistic to the
objects of the association, and must be individuals or incorporated bodies.
Any unincorporated body or firm falling within the above definition if approved
by the council may have the privilege of membership, meaning thereby the
right to nominate anyone of its members to be a member of the association as
its representative. * * *
The essential point which will determine the qualification is
whether in the opinion of the council the applicant for Rlemjershin
has or has not foreign interests or connections which are detrimenta
to the interests of the association.

TEE IMMEDIATE ADVANTAGES OF MEMBERSHIP,
The benefits which members will derive from the association forthmith
 may be summarized as follows:
(1) Members receive at frequent intervals reports on matters
which affect their business interests in China. These reports are
issued without the delay which is incurred in the issuing or Government
 information, and they are untrammelled by those restricting
influences which generally rob Government reports of their practical
value. They are issued only to members. This information alone
is worth the annual subscription of 10 guineas.
(5) Members who wish to estimate for ‘a particular contract in
China, but have not a permanent representative of their own, can
be put in touch with technical men on the spot who can negotiate
the matter on their behalf.
(6) Members can by collective action control the conditions of
tendering both in the home and foreign markets. Thus objectionable
clauses in specifications can be successfully combated.
(8) Members are warned of undesirable business connections in
China.
(9) Members can have their names, addresses, and specialties
printed on a list in English and Chinese which will be issued by the