Annual General Meeting ing to the business of the recti Mr, Peden thanked Mr. A. Braid. for auditing the accounts and Mr. A. L. Blechynden for a handsome prize. The report: showed @ considerable balance.
At the annazl meeting of the Yangtszepoo Lawn Bowls Club, held' last Friday by courtesy of the Marine "Engineers Institute in their club rooms, Mr.
R. Peden president, took the chai In his opening remarks the chait man dwelt on the successful season, the club had just undergone, particularly in their representation on [Interport teams. As their champion Mr. Aitkenhead had gone Home, he! could not play in the Shanghai finals, but the Club on the whole had enjoyed a eud season, although' they lost in the contest for the Wal-ace Cup and the "Mercury" Cup.
With reference to the tennis section, the speaker commented on the early season popularity of the sport, but had to acknowledge that} toward the end of the summer, probably due to the Strikes, the atten-Jdance had fallen off. Before tur He also referred to the Club's Joss in the death of Mr. Malcolm MacPhail, Tu announcing that the Council was to er tion to the fact that they must make. the most use possible of the green, Following the adoption of the report and accounts, Mr. R, Baden Was re-elected President for 1926, Mr. F, Lloyd was chosen Vice-Pre~ sident, Mr. W. Whitelock secretary (re-elected) and Mr, E, Ferrier trons surer. The fellowing committee were duly chosen: calm, Messrs, Brievly, Train, Ammer pointed the cushing and Radford. Mr. J. Shaw was ap-
year and Vice-Captain, Considerable discussion followed on the advisability of continuing with the tennis section, the con census of opinion being' that they: should continue for another year, but to kerb separate accounts, probably be to stabilize rubber round 1/11d.
The excitement in Chemors con Vusiness in yarn' during the week has been dimensions, for with the almost continuous' drop which has been 2 feature of the market in_ recent weeks dealers have been disinclined to operate. At une period yarn showed a fall of Tle. 2 compared. with last Saturday, but there has since been a recovery, and the d cline on the week comes to about Ti. 1. Whether this recovery will induce greater trade activity remains to be seen.
Meanwhile spot quotations are az follows:—10's Y24/1322 126 157/140: 1's 188, 145:
20's 147/160, "On the Chinese Cotton Goods' Exchange on Thursday the total dealt in was 28,000 bales, the day's closing quotations being as fellows:—May 136,60: June 197.50: July 198.30: August Septemler 198.80: October!
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