By "Tur, Squime"
_the annual general meeting of the Shanghai Polo Club held. on April 20 at the Shangai Race Club Brig.-Gen. Macnaghten was unanimously elected President of the Club, this being his third year in that position, The meeting was oltonded by the majority of playing members of the Club, who elected the following gentlemen to serve on the Committee:.N. F- Allman, J.C, Greig, C.
Franklin, H, D. Rodger, Marshall Botton, W. J. Keswick, R., Parr and r. Gordon. Ata subsequent Comniitteo meeting C. S. Franklin wax elected Chairman of tke committee and Marshall Bolton, honorary field seerelary, his address General Macnaghten rogretied that the Club was losing the services, on the Conmittes, of E, MeMichiel, who has served' on it' for less than seventeen years, being, at_one time or another?, honorary Secretary, honorary treasurer and Chairman from 1924 to 1927.
was decided to decentratize th work of the Committee as much as possible and small sub-committees were formed to deal with the ques ions, of the programme of play. handicapping, catering and revision of the Club's rules.
Last year the Polo Club purchased pavilion to take the place of their old matshed. and with the much better accomodation that can now be offered it is hoped that there will be a big increase in the number of non-playing members, who may join for a very modest sum and watch the polo in comfort, The possibility of an Interport series this summer tends additional Interest to the prospects of the Club. Whilst a welcome decision was arrived at whereby the important matches will not all be left til the end of the season but will be spread out through the entire season, commeneing with the Fourth of July game for the British Cup and the Hoyt Cup en July 10. The Sir Peter Grain Cup will be played for on August 21, and the season will open with the "Tyro Cup.
Conditions. for the various tourna ments will be decided in. the near fulure and og usual full details will be found both on the Club's Noticy Woard in the Shanghai Race Club, and #ls0 at the pavilion os soon a8' it is erected again.
Tt is possible that there may be two British Army' teams, ay the Loyals are likely to put a team into the fed and another could be made foliar team" of 108 trounced Ganio|%P 1 date required, from Feqular ofoers Macks Ainetice ai Philadephin to
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