Shanghai, Mar, 28.
'At_the annual general' meeting of the Shanghai Lawn Bowls Associa tion held at the Shanghai Engineers' Club yesterday evening. a pithy review of the past season was given by the President of the Association, Mr. W, J. Monk, who was. in the chair. Opening his speech, Mr. Monk Femarked on the improvement of the coal conditions and expressed the hope that with the relaxation of re~ strictions in the Northern, District the coming season would be even more Sueeossful than that of last year.
The highlights of the season were touched "upon in the Chairman's speech with a special mention of the Successfull interport. series held last year when the Colony sent their re~ presentatives here.
'The meeting was a brief one, and though it was thrown open to' general discussion upon' the conclusion of Mr. Monk's speech, very few of those present availed themselves of the opportunity. One important proposal, however, was brought forward when a representative of the Clube Lusitano suggested that the status of players be clearly defined by some ruling, in order that interchanging of players from one division to another kept down to a minimum, No formal resolutions could be made at the annual general meeting, according to the constitution of the Association, but this point willie drought up again at the committee meeting at the earliest opportunity, it was promised by the Chairman,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.