During the major- portion of the season, the President, Mr, A. H. George was away on' furlough, the duties of his office falling into the capable hands of the senior Vice-President, Mr, R. Grimshaw. Mr. 'A. H. George returned in September and resumed the office of President, Acting on the advice of our representative on the Lawn Tennis Asso-elation, Mr. W. H. Powell, application was made for affiliation with the Federation Internationale de Lawn Tennis, the governing body on tennis matters, This affiliation considerably facilitates the arranging of matches and visits from leading amateur and Professional players. As the Council of the Federation docs not meet until March this year, no reply can be expected to Shanghai's application for some time, who were touring the Orient, to play in Shanghai, had to be cancelled. 1 Jcidently these players made the trip, but only as far os Japan. Local Jenthusiasts, therefore, were deprived of the pleasure of a visit, which It undoubtedly would have proved, As regards local competition eight [Clubs entered the First League. Once Jagain the County Athletic Club premier honours, winning by a comfort lable margin. The winners obtained total of 80 points out of a possible 105. "The Columbia Country Club Bnished second with 56 points, whilst third place was tied between the JShanghal Cricket Club and the JShanghal Recreation Club, each with points.
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