The Archive · 1905

The Shanghai Yacht Club

Jone Powns

The following is the record of points won for the month of Jane interest. the speeches.t! the meeting. This alone shows that China is indeed awakening when over a hundred ladies attend a mass mesting spetiall meant as.an assembly of the sterner sex. Besides the members' of the Ohinese Educational A-sociation arid Wlder students of twenty odd ahools there were preset large number of delegates: front the Chi bers of Commerce and kindred associations of the majority of the treaty pores and from many inland cities and towns' who lind" come to assure the Shanghai Committee of their hearty support. There were also present Messrs. Ssu Pao-sen and Shao Oh'ing: tao, leading members of the Executive Commitb-e of - the' Piece Goods Guild; See Tse ying, of the Executive Committee of the Silk Guild; the chief Kee, Ghing Ching, ad otter hange re:

rtners of the Old Shun-Kee, South Shun

Presenting the kerosene oil trade; partner of the Sheng Ya Hong, the leading sundries goods hong in Shanghai; partner of the Tabsqueria Filipina, and others representing © the cigarette—tiade representative of Ko Tze Hoag, the leading Chinese iron metals [hong in Shanghai and representatives from the Native' Banks Guild, ginseng trade; hemp sack, flour, sea' delicacies, and other trades; also representatives of Teading Canton, Fukien, Hankow; and Shantung hongs, and representatives of the 1écal Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Commercial Schools Association, and others too Hanierous to' mention, making a total present at the mesting'of over 1,450: meo. 'There were quite'x number of eloquent' and patriotic speeches mide, in which the speakers exhorted everyone [present to maintain " fron front to show to: the world that in this instance, at any rate, there is a united China," For," so fendoman (Thotai Ins) "some Americans ave sneered at us saying, that there nothing to fear can -unite. Even Minister in a recent 5

Spoondrift Winsome Handicap—Kid Hertha Phyllis Seach. Tie for '2nd place.

Rating—Firefly Atlantic each 7 (Tie), Ties will be'run off in the race: on Saturday, 22nd July, after whicl flags will be issued to the winners,

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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