The annual general meeting of the Shanghai Football Association, postponed from May 12 of this year, was held in the Holy Trinity Cathedral Schoolroom on Tuesday. Mr. John Prentice, President of the Association, was in the chair, and there were also present upwards of twenty members of associated football clubs.
After the Chairman had explained that the books of the Association had not been received by the Acting Secretary from Mr. Semmens, the former Hon. Secretary and Treasurer, who left for Home in May, the minutes of the last annual general meeting, and the meeting of May 12 (adjourned for lack of a quorum) were read and confirmed.
Mr. Prentice then briefly referred to the Secretary's Report and Statement of Accounts, which had been approved by those present at the owing] previous general meeting, but could not be passed owing to the lack of a quorum. On the proposition of the Chairman, seconded by Mr.
Campbell, the Report and counts, a6 presented, were confirmed.
The next business before the meeting was the election of officers and members of the Football Council for the ensuing season. The proposal that last season's Council be re-elected en bloc was carried, and this season's Council will there fore consist of:—Messers. John Prentice, E. ©. Pearce, G. F. Forshaw, A. E, Algar, F. Ayscough, 2 M. Bain, W. H. Barham, G. M. Billings, W. 8. Campbell, Falloon, W. 8. Featherstonhaugh, J. Gill, D. M. Graham, W. RB. Kinipple, W. R. Parkin, E. Stewart, T. Wade, and the Rev. A. J. Walker.
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