Report Passed; Officials For Year Elected has improved, the company are resuming their monthly sailings and have acquired two new vessels for their Hamburg-Orient Line. These are the s. Mani Rickmers and the 55, Hans Rickmers which are each about 8,000 tons dead weight, 400 ft. long, 52 ft. beam and 25 ft. draft. This new addition to the fleet brings the total of their vessels.on this line to seven freighters, the four others being their s. Bertram Rickmers, Ursula Rickmers, B, C. Rickmers and the s. Claus Rickmers.
"Their ports of call include Hamburg, Antwerp, Singapore, Manila, Hongkong, Shanghai, Kobe, Osaka, Yokohama and Dairen. The Oriental Service was temporarily reduced to the Singapore, Manila and Hongkong calls, but now is extended to Shanghai and Dairen while for the time being the call at Japan ports is postponed and the s. Mani Rickmers will proceed from here for Dairen direcbJfrom where she is to leave for Europe, The 8th annual general meeting of the Shanghai Reel Club was held at the B.F.RC. Ferry Road, on October The report and accounts were presented by Mr. J. T. Shields and they showed that the 1937/38 season with a surplus of $158, and this in spite of a loss on two dances and extra tuition fees to the Seaforth Highlanders. Notwithstanding this surplus it was decided to increase the membership Fee to $6 for the coming season because the rent, heating and lighting "charges show a combined increase. of 50 per cent.
The club president, Mr. A. Y. Tait, dre: attention to the fact that the Seaforth Highlanders were returning to Shanghai, and he urged members to avail themselves of the opportunity thus afforded to receive expert tuition. Mr. Tait also mentioned that the committee hoped to form a small amateur Country Dance orchestra in the near future, and on behalf of the club he welcomed Mr.
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