The annual meeting of the Shanghai Golf Club was held at the Club House on Thursday evening. The chair was occupied by the Captain, Mr. J. Cooper, and there were also present Messrs. A.J. Wicks, C. M. Bain, W. H. Lewis, H. Wilcockson, C.E, Anton, R, Sutherland, A. Shewan, C, H, Godfrey, W. H. Jackson, C. Biron, Hudson, L. "Plummer, Lanning, G. F. Lanning, A. E. Lanning, R. H. Moorehead, J. W,' Harding, H. G. Gardner, H. 1. Butterworth, C. Selby Moore, and H. JH. Tripp (Hon. Secretary and Treasurer).
The report and accounts were taken as read and the Chairman explained that they were indebted to Mr. Tripp and Mr. A. E. Jones for placing them in their present sition. He remarked on one or two items, among them Interest on debentures," which he explained was payment for two years, and thus a larger sum than usual. fe proposed that the report and accounts as presented be passed.
Mr. A. Shewan seconded.
Mr. A. J. Wicks asked whether a certain unt of interest on debentures was not still unpaid Mr. H. J. H. Tripp—It is paid up to Tune, 1901.
Mr. Wicks—Are not certain debenture holders unknown Mr. Tripp—Yes, about fifteen. They would be paid up for one year.
Mr. Wicks—Have they been paid up in previous years There has een no register book kept, up Mr. Tripp—They have not applied.
to the present.
The Chairman—There7was stich a book, but it was lost. tures would drew interest amounting to Mr. Tripp explained that these deben-
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The Chairman thought this would not seriously interfere with the balance.
Mr. Wicks—But has this been going on ever since those debentures were issued Mr. Tripp—We cannot tell.
The proposition before the meeting was then carried.
The following gentlemen were then unanimously elected as the Committee for the ensuing year Messrs. J. Cooper, E. O. Arbuthnot, H. J. H. Tripp, C. H, Godfrey, H. G. Gardnei Wicks, H. T. Butterworth, and The open championship gold medal was then presented to Mr.
J. Wicks, the inner and the Weak ment Cup"—presented by Me Dyer and C. Biron—to Mr. C. M. Bain, who had secured it with a score of 98—17=81. Messrs. Dewar and Gresson tied for the second prize, a box of balls. consideration was also given to the laws, and finally to Int. HI. H. Tvipp for The Chairman proposed
Treasuvership inst aix months. and Secretaryship for the Mr. Tripp had done great credit to himself and to the Club. thanked Mr. C. H. Godfrey for designing the handsome new recurd-boards, and for presenting the card-box which lay on the table; and Mr. A. E. Jones for auditing the accounts. With a pathetic reference to the spiriting away of the only Honorary Member—the Club Cat—and the inn portation of a new, but. vastly inferior animal, the Chairman concluded.
This ended the meeting.
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