The annual general meeting of the Shanghai Football Association was held on September 9 in the hall of the Royal Asiatic Society im Museum Read, Mr. R. Grimshaw, president, being in the chair, sup ported by the Rev. Bro, Faust, vieepresident, and the hon, secretary, Mr. C. W. Hampson.
The President called upon all present to vise to their feet im respect to the memory of the late Inv. W, 'T, Bisset who, he id, had been closely associated. with football in Shanghai for mang. years, as could be borne out by the Shanghai Football Association, the Engineers Club, and the Shanghai Football Club. He had Iso" been of constant. assistance in the charity matches, and had bee a ready and willing helper in all, matters.
Dealing with the secretary's report, he said that Shanghai hoped, to regain its Inurels this year when Hongkong visited the port. He ex: pressed regret at the sudden stop the league last season on account of an incident at the Pioneer Field, and said that he felt assured that the Association supported its exe ecutive in the action it had taki and that nothing like it would occur this season. On the question of grounds he said that the Stadium had proved very satisfactory and that the Association had made ars rangements to continue with its use, He expressed his appreciation of the splendid trophy given by the British Army, which had been shows.
the windows of Messrs. Boyes, Basset & Ca. The old league shield, which was now filled up, had been presented by the Association to the Shanghai Recreation Club as thole ame appeared more often than any. other. Concluding, he thanked the representatives of the various clubs for thely ce-operation last season, but remarked that there was room' for even further ce-operation to relieve the hon. secretary of much unneces: sary Inbour and trouble, Atter one or two questions cone Jeerning the accounts had bea satisfactorily answered by che airman, the report and accounts proposal of the chain seconded,
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