'THE SHANGHAI CLUB, A meeting of members of the Shanghai Club was held in the Club,, on the 27th ultimo—R. T. Rennie Esq., in the chair. From the interest felt in at least one of the points'to.be brought up, in connection with the passing of the new rules, there was.a very large attendance.
The Cuarnaan said he believed the sole object for which they had met was to correct, alfer,'add to and pass the rules framed for the future management of the Club. The Committee had, in preparing these rules, in great measure adopted those previously sed, making some alterations which, however, weren't very numerous. They might be summed up in four points—first, the abolition of the distinction between resident and non-resident _members; also the rule regarding the constitution of the Committee, who formerly were required to be shareholders as well as members. Perhaps the most important which had been made was that with regard to the collection of accounts, and the penalties impared in cases of default. Under the old rule, it was estublished that when a member was a fortnight or three weeks in arrear, he became a defaulter, and within another week ceased to be " member. Taking such rule up and enforcing it rigidly, he would leave them to say how many even of those present would have been thrown out by it. The first part of this rule still remained the same; but with the alteration in regard to the portion he had noticed, its effect now was, instead of causing their names to be at once erased from the list of members, to allow them to pay up, and continue to' be members, rather than being left out in the cold. One rule, which the majority of the Committee considered to be useless and inadvisable, had been altogether omitted; which rule, he need hardly state, for, by the publicity that had been given to it, they well_knew which it was. The Com mittee had been of opinion that retaining it was inadvisable, but another view might be taken by the meeting. They had avery full meeting, and anything which the members wished rectified the Committee would of course attend to, As the weather was warm, and many of them had other engagentents toseeafter, he hoped they would not prolong discussion unnecessarily, Mz. Punpox rotorred to the rale, which said that "rules should be discussed at a general meeting and in this connection suggested that proxies should be done in Shanghai did not fool particularly. in-way with, Those members who were not
terested in the details of manayeinent, which occasionally fell to be adjusted, while those resident, if they felt interested, could record their votes themselves. His object was to propose the insertion of a rule simi lar to rule 50 of the old code, As discussion was deprecated, he would merely propose:—that a rule similar to No. 50 of the former rules—''that no play of any kind shall be allowed on Sundays be inserted in the new rules, Mr. Jenticoe seconded the proposal, Mr. Porter asked if the meeting was prepared to accept proxies.
The Cnareatax said, at the moment th were only three of these put in, but with to he believed it had been usual, without any special rule, to receive them.
Mr. Porter begged to be allowed to take the sense of the meeting on this point, and he therefore moved that proxies be not allowed at the present meeting.
Mr. Courrs seconded; and, ona show of hands, the motion was carried, Mr. Jextcox proposed, and Mr. Lirrur seconded, that no proxy' vote should be taken on'any occasion.
This was also carried.
Mr. Ponpox observed that by the old rules visitors' book was kept, andre thought this should not have been omitted' in the new. He proposed that the omission should be rectified.
This was accepted in the form of an open recommendation to the Committee, 'The Cuarnwan then said it simply remained for the meeting to say whether they would'pass the rules, with the amendments which had been proposed; and he proceeded to take the vote on the: first motion—Mr. Purdon's. After. a' show-of hands, which did not tell clearly how the meeting. was: inclined, the Chairman -requested that ayes take the right of the room, and nees the left. 'This having been done, large majority was found to be in' favour
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