The annual general meeting of the Shanghai Rowing Club was held on Tuesday at the Club House, No. 2 Soochow Road, there being a full attendance of the committee and a large number of members present.
The Captain, Mr. H. B. P. Jones, in introducing the report and accounts for the 1919-20 season said Gentlemen:—The report and accounts having been in your hands for some days I will, therefore, take them as read. Referring to the accounts, I think I may say that from the financial point of view the year has been very successful. There has been a slight increase in receipts from nearly all sources of our income: from entrance fees and subscriptions $240 odd, from regatta, gala and smoker receipts $230 odd; also our running expenses have been reduced somewhat. As regards debentures we have been able to redeem a record number of shares to the value of Tis, 8,300, reducing the amount now outstanding to Tls. 12,650. We have had to spend Tis, 1,100 on putting in a new floor to the boat house portion of the building, and the floor should now be good for a number of years: we also spent $337 for decorations and repairs to walls and roof. This portion of the club will be opened again on Thursday night next for the dance, and I hope that every member will do his best to make it a success. The remainder of the club buildings are getting somewhat dilapidated and the bathing boxes in the swimming bath will need a good deal of attention before the swim ming bath opens. This should be taken in hand by the new Committee without delay.
shall not attempt to say much about the rowing and swimming during the past year: you have that in the report, and shall merely add that we had a most successful swimming gala last summer and that the keenness of the griffins last autumn was encouraging, also the trouble taken by certain coaches—I mention Mr. Gram's name in particular—is very gratifying and I hope that equal support will be given this year.
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