Consul-General, said that to his way of thinking there was nothing that drew people together so much.|as to have an outdoor a sport in common. He instanced baseball and believed that games at golf would have the same effect. He expressed the hope tnat the Chinese would soon be able to beat the Scotsmen at golf.
A DISTINGUISHED PATRON, On behalf of the Golf Club Mr. R. G. MacDonald pointed out that a golf course needed a considerable area of ground, and so they had to go beyond. the Settlement limits. Their. membership was increasing so greatly that in addition to the course at the International Recreational Club they required additional courses, and he paid a tribute to Mr. Ziar for the work he had done in connexion with securing these. The Golf Club was now open to all nation: alities, and it did not matter whether a candidate was foreign or Chinese. He was extremely glad to learn from Mr. Ziar that General Ho had promised to be one of the patrons of the club, and it would be the first sporting club China to have such a distinguished General as a member. With the support of their Chinese and foreign friends he was sure that they would soon have a new course. He thanked Mr. Fu Siao-en for the opportunity to have this meeting.
A letter received in Shanghai by a local merchant states that the waters of the Yangtze near Ichang 9 in. are falling rapidly.
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