'A large number of visitors and members attended this year's closing day games at Wayside Park, the hosts being the Yangtszepoo Lawn Bowls Club. Not a small number of ladies and children were present, matches "having been arranged' for them in particular. 'The championships having been settled, the greatest' interest, the day's sport naturally centred upon the special features. Every child who took part in the tournament was awarded a prize, whether amongst the first three of not, and at the presentation at the conclusion of the matches, the youthful prize winners were most heartily applauded.
By saying that the closing day.|games were probably the best the history of the club one can-rot go far amiss.
At the conclusion of the various competitions, Mr. R. Peden, president of the ¢lub, called the as sembled guests and members together and, mentioning the success fal season' of all lawn bowlers in Shanghai, commented in particular upon the' game played between the JG. C, and the H. GE, the win of the former bringing them to an equal standing with the Yangtszepoo Lawn Bowls Club, The president reviewed the season and hoped that their club would win the Mercury Cup next year. He thought that the members "should be particularly grateful to Mr. Macgregor, Supt. of Parks, for the beautiful clubhouse and the well-kept greens, mentioning the able assistance of "Father" Etterley. Attention was called to the various successful children's tournaments.
Mrs. Tweedie presented the prizes to the winners mentioned before, after which ceremony Mr. Peden thanked her most cordially for her services and presented her with a token,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.