Favourable Auguries at Genveral Meeting of Good Season 'The general meeting of the Ladies' Paper Hunt Club was held-last Friday afternoon at the residence of Mrs. N. W. Hickling, 124 Weihaiwei Road in order to. arrange the season's activities and to elect, officers and hear the last year's re~ ports, Mrs, Hickling was re-elected Master, Mrs, W. A. L. Pardoe, secretary-treasurer, and Miss F. Perrin and Mrs," H.W, Lester, stewards. A large mumber of men-bers attended the meeting and several new members signed up for, the season.
Announcements were made to the fect that there will be three official hunts during the new season, the reason for the small number being connected with the disturbed conditions prevalent in the country] around Shanghai. A new ruling] was explained that members will be eligible to ride for a win in only one of these' three official hunts, but should there be extra ones during] the winter all members will start with a clean slate. There will a mixed handicap on December 12, at Kiangwan, and an unofficial hunt} in the Men's Paper Hunt Club in which Indies will be permitted to ride, Some discussion took place regard. ing the admission of children into the club and it was decided that member could be under 16 years of ge, A number of recommendations were presented to the master who will propose them to the stewards of the men's club, In general, the meet~ ing showed lively interest on the part of members and promises a suecessful cross-country season,
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