We shall have to, wait for particulars of these new roads, however as information of this nature is not readily obtained as long as fighting is continuing. It appears reasonable to assume that whilst considerable damage has been done to cert motor roads, military necessity assured their upkeep to at extent and this may be taken to apply to bridges and ferries, so that once the different areas are thrown open to the public I believe that motor touring will be possible within a short period.
Your committee received a severe setback by the withdrawal from circulation by the Chinese Government of all motor road maps, and this was rendered all the more serious by the fact that the new 17-province map which was being prepared by the Highways Bureau, for supplies of which the club had arrange already in course of printing and would probably have been in rife hands of members within a very short time.
This was the most up-to-date road map produced in China, setting forth the fullest possible information including "places at which repairs service was available.
As you will see from the annual report, the membership of the club increased from 867 in 1936 to 1253 in 1937, and at the time the hostilities commenced there seemed no reason why the steady increase in the roll of membership should not have been maintained indefinitely.
The balance sheet and working account already in your hands set forth clearly the finances of the club and there is nothing I can usefully add beyond saying that our financial position gives no rise for immediate worry as the club still has a considerable balance of cash in hand and debentures with a face value of $4,200. As referred to previously, however, every effort is being made to cut down expenses wherever possible The following members were elected to serve on the committee for the ensuing year:—Messrs. K. C. Cheang. Kay C. Chun, C. S. Franklin, K Kuroda, P. F. Lefevre, E. B. McBain, M. Nicole, C. -Puttfarcken, J. clu Rivau, Miss A. Viola Smith, H. Tiefenbacher, P. C. Wong, B. Y. Woo and S.
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