The annual meeting of the Harlequins Hockey Club was held at the Kalee Hotel last Friday, and awning other things it was unani linously decided to change the mame of the Club to the '"Shang-thai Hockey Club," as being a far more fitting appellation for what purports to be the leading light in the Shanghai hockey world. An increase in subscription from $5 to $10 was agreed to without a murmur, a fact not to be surprised at when the additional facilities afforded by the renting of part of the Shanghai Cricket Club ground and pavilion, entailing additional outlay, are remembered.
The officers elected were:—President, Capt. E. 1. M. Barrett; Vice-President Mr. J. L. Beaumont; Captain, Mr. W. 8. Harvie; Vice-Captain, Mr. H. J. Faers; Hon. See. and Treasurer, Mr. P=} H. Cobb; -Committee, Messrs. E. 'H. Parrott and H. M. Mann. A considerable number of new members have joined and it is not anticipated that. there will be any difficulty in placing two sides in the field every Saturday.
Enos more the attention of the authorities has been drawn to the alarming prevalence of depreciated copper coins, the petitioners in this instance being the members of the Rice Guild who complain that they are n6iv forced to suffer much more than other merchants on account of the fact.that they sell rice to the poor people and receive copper coins in return.
A Chinese organization that appears ta be meeting with much sue cess in the good work it undertakes is the National Health As. sociation of China which now boasts of having branches at Hangchow, Wusih, Kiangyin, Kashing, Chengteh, Kaifeng, Taiyuaa, Shangsha, Canton and Nanchang, besides several in Shanghai, wita more than 100 student. organiza-tiang affiliated. Efforts are being made to establish a model health district in the Jessfield district, work on which has already begun. The school activities have been enthusiastically taken up by the students who are now demanding more cleanliness in the kitchens, bed rooms, dining halls, Jaundry houses, bath rooms, hair-dressing rooms, ete., ete., of their schools. They are holding health campaigns among the poor people and are themselves giving a trial to the practice of personal hygiene. The students are urging the people to get rid of mosquitoes, flies, rats, bugs and fleas, they advocate vaccination, and teach the keepers of shops to sell clean food. The general secretary, Dr. S. M. Woo, 's at present devoting his time to directing operations and giving lectures on health matters.
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