Mr. E. E. Lever, President of the club, presided at the annual general meeting of the Shanghai Recreation Club held on Monday and attend-a good number of members.
Before the business of the meeting was entered upon, members rose while the Chairman expressed sincere regret at the death of Sir Everard Fraser, for many years a patron of the club, and the members' deep sympathy with Lady Fraser and! family.
In moving the adoption of the report and accounts, which were passed, the Chairman thanked the Recreation Club Trustees for allowing the club to use two strips of land recently acquired, making a great improvement to the cricket ground. He reported on various improvements now being made to the appearance of the pavilion, and then reviewed last season's play of the cricket, tennis, lawn bowls and football teams, especially congratulating the tennis players and lawn bowls men. Turning to the accounts, he forecasted an increase of 20 per cent. on charges at the bar and a $400 loan, and brought forward a proposal of the committee to alter Rule 3, making the annual subscription for ordinary members $25 and non-voting members $15, and increasing entrance fees to $40 for ordinary members and) $25 for non-voting members.
A lengthy discussion on the membership fees' proposal ensued, and eventually the committee's recommendation was carried by 17 votes agains 15.
The following officers were appointed: President, Mr. E. E. Lever; Vice-President, Mr. R. P. Phillips; Committee: Messrs. R. J. Bowerman, F. Jones, H. B. Ollerdessen, T. EH. Poignand, C. Thompson, H. Veitch and J. L. Wade; Ballotting Committee: Messrs. H. J. Ambrose, R. J. S. Brandt, A. J. Brown, T..G. Main, W. T. Manley, T. Veitch, G. Borras, H. F. Landers, W. E. Wilson and T. 8. Wade; Captain of the cricket team, H. B. Ollerdessen; Vice-captain, W. E. Wilson; Lawn Tennis League representative, J. L. Wade.
Frienps of Mr. Joseph Percy Bruce, m.a.,- London, recently Principal of Tsinanfu Christian University, will learn with pleasure that he has had the degree of Doc-for of Literature bestowed upon him by the Senate of the University of London. The thesis submitted by Dr. Bruce dealt with "The Sung Philosophy."
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