HE Annual General Meeting Shanghai, Mir. 27. of the Shanghai Branch of the Navy League and Union Jack Club was held in the Shanghai Club yesterday evening, Mr. A. H. George, H. M. Consul-General, presiding.
It' was decided, in view of the curtailed activities of the organization since the outbreak of war, to reduce the committee to four, Messrs. E. F. Bateman, E. S. Wilkinson and C. A.
Member being elected.
Mr. A. H, George was re-elected President. Mr. E, E, Parsons, who is ill, will be brought into the committee when he is once more able to take an active part in the proceed~ ings of the club.
'After the notice convening the meeting had been read, Mr. A. H. George: presented his report for' the "The report of the Committee for the year ended December 31 is in. your "hands, and will, 1 trust, be satisfactory to you, "There are ud particular activities to report as regards the Navy League, Owing to the existence of war conditions," The Union Jack Club has bboen closed for the reasons stated in the House Committee's report for last year, While we hope that the Club has only been temporarily closed, very. appropriate and nicely-worded obituary" notice: has been received from Vice-Admiral Layton, the text which.you will ind In the report.
We all regret very much the de-
"Layton, en, 9.0, Commander-in-Chief, China station:
"It is with deep regret that I learnt of the. decision 10 close the Union Jack Club at Shanghai which was conveyed to me in your letter of
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.