Shanghai Amateur Swimming Arsen.
'The annual general' meeting of the Shanghai Amateur Swimming Associa-ton (ook place last Wednesday evening at the Rowing Club, and representatives from the clubs interested in aquatics were present to discuss prospects for the forthcoming season. Mr, John Huxley was re-elected President' of the Association, and Mr. L, Bright will fill the position of "Hon, Secretary and Treasurer, taking the place of Mr. D. Lyon, who fulfilled these duties so ably for the MA' past few years, and who Is proceeding on long leave this year, From the full attendance at the meeting that day, indications pointed to another successful swimming season being held here, with the usual competitions being maintained as "heretofore. 'The championships will be held in keeping with past customs, towards the end of August, and the' water polo league will func: tion, with entries from the usual clubs that have supplied teams in past years, Tt was pointed out that there was possibility of holding an interport with Tientsin this year, as word had been heard to the effect that Tientsin desirous of entertaining Shanghai, but this matter is still in abeyan and no definite word has of the affair as yet, In reviewing the season's activities, Mr. Huxley, the President of Association, pointed out how success ful the past year had been, with the standard of swimming appre-dably raised, as evidenced by the breaking of every existing interport swimming record in the meeting! with Hongkong. Shanghai had to admit of defeat at the hands Hongkong, but the local team put up creditable showing. The water: polo league had been played successfully, with the Rowing Club "A' team maintaining their unbroken. series of victories, It was pleasing to note the keen interest taken by the Chinese in swimming during the past year, Mayor Wu Te-chen proving an ex: cellent friend of the Association, The opening of the new. swimming pool, at the Chinese Civic Centre brought about meeting there, wher the Chinese entertained the' foreign swimmers at what Is hoped to be but the first of many similar contests, The following will form the general committee to the Swimming Association for the year:
Mr. J. Muxley, President: Bright, Hon. Secretary and Treasure Messrs, 3.73, Brooke (CSF, EN. Brown (3R.C.).
Updail (SBC), B, M.seoit BO).
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.