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THE ANNUAL MEETING.

therefore pleasure in prop sing that Mr Frink Sny b, who has already been Commodice of the Club and who has always shown a keen interest in yachting and rowing, be asked to assume com mand for a further term.

Seconded by Mr Murdock and

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The annual meeling of the Royal Hongkong Yacht Club was held last evening, when Capt. Artbur presided over a god carried.. attendance which included Com- The Chairman: Before hand

Ring over the chair to Mr Smyth I mcdure V. E. Gurner.

take the Messrs. F. Smyth, D. E. Blair should like to and E. W. Carpenter.

roriunity of thanking all the The Chairmaussid: Gentlemen. members of Committee who have as your Commodore, Mr Suther-telped to make the year's yach land, is absent from the Colony,ting the success it has been, more and as a senior member of the old especially with regard to the Committee. I have been asked to great amount of work that bad to take the chair at this meeting. Ibe put up in organising last regre, too, that the Hon. Mr season's opening cruise. I have Claud Severn is unable to atten.now pleasure in handing over the

The reports of the various chair to Mr Smyth.

committees and the accounts of

Mr Smyth then took the chair the Club having been in your

Commodore Gurner said that on bands for a requisite number of behalf of the Navy he would like days I will, with your permission to tender his thanks to Mr Suther take them as read. Although the land for the very enjoyable day net profit is only half of the pre- they had at the Club at the open- vious year, a glance at the expering cruise. It was much appreciat diture side of the Working ed by the ships and by all the Account will show you that men. generally the Club has been run 88 economically as in former years, and, as explained in the report of the General Committee, the decreased profit is due to the revenue from bathing member. ship and bar being less than last year on account of the absence of so many per p's from the Colony who formerly took advantage of the Club during the summer months.

Me Smyth said be had to thank them very much indeed for the kind way they had elected him to the position of Commodore

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|ject to the approval of the sub-

aquant meeting.

Mr Carpenter seconded and thej motion was carried.

The following other officials were elected: Hon. Sec. and Treasurer, MrR. E. MacDougall.

Boiling Committee: Fos, MỀị Claud Severn, CM.G. Captain T. Arthur, Mesars D. K. Blair, H. S Ronse, J. B. Thomson and E. M. Sleigh.

Ring Committes: Commo dare V. C. Gurner, Mesars E W Carpenter, A. Murdoch, J. S. McCann, R. L. Moncrief and Major Kirkpatrick.

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EXTRAORDINARY MEETING. At the extraordinary general meeting which followed, the al- t rationa given below were made! in the Club's articles on the motion) of the Chairman, seconded by Mrj Rouse.

(1) By inserting in place of article five the following ar- ticle:

The general affairs and man- agement of the Club, the mak- ing, adding to or alteration of bye-laws and regulations for such management and the|| election of members shåll be in the hands of a General Committee consisting of eighiļ members and a Commodore and Vice-Commodore Three members shall form a quorum at any meeting of General Committee. The Commodore shall be ex-officio Chairman of the General Committee and have a casting vote. In the absence of the Commodore a chairman shall be elected at esch meeting who shall have a casting vote. Such Gane- ral Committee shall consist exclusively of members of British nationality.

(By inserting in Article VI

after the words “and have a casting vote," in line 14 there. of the following words "The Vice-Commodore shall be ex. officio a member of both Catò mittees."

(3 By inserting in Article VII after the words "The Com- modore," in the first line thereof the words "The Vice- Commodore," and after the words "with the Commodore" in the ninth line thereof th* words "and the Vice-Com- modore."

(4) By deleting the words "30th |

of September" in Article 45 and inserting the words "30th of Octcher" in lieu thereof. (5) By deleting the word "twenty" in article 47 and inserting the word "fifteen" in lieu thereof.

A confirmatory meeting will bei held later, of which notice wird be giver.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1919.

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as a very responsible and, in his opinion, a very illustrious posi tion. He could assure thema that he would do his best to further the interests of the Club in every way be could. He could not at this moment give a detailed program. me of the season, but he could The value of the Club has been assure them that sailing, which allowed to stand at last year's was bis chief hobby, would have figure, namely, $14,700. which his best attention and that the your Committee consider is weli rowing section, which WX6 & within the present value of pro growing and an important one, perty, and the value of boats and would have special attention. In oare, which has now been reduced that connection he would like to to $700, is also considered a very have *Dy suggestions rowing low estimate.

members wished to put forward As the accounts as presented for the benefit of the Club and have been audited by Mr Blair their special interests in particu and myself I feel that the adoplar. They would all be consider. tion had better be proposed by ed and if possible be given effect another member of the Club. I. It was proposed to hold the shall therefore be glad if someone opening cruise on the afternoon will be good enough to propose of October 25th, They would this and after they been seconded have liked to have made it a bi I will be "pleased to answer any later, but a gymkhana was question before putting the mo

being held on the first Saturday in tion to the meeting.

November and it was important Commodore Gurcer proposed that they should not clash. A week and Mr F. Smyth seconded the later would be too late as adoption of the report and ac.they hoped to have started the counts, the motion being carried, season's racing by then. With The Chairman: The next busi-regard to the championship many ness on the agenda is the election members found it awkward to of your Commodore. I may mer attend the whole series of mire tion that I have been approached races which they must do to com- to allow my name to be put for-pete in the championship. His ward for this honour. but the intention was to reduce the num nature of my businese and the bar to five, and although nine uncertainty of my being in the races would be held the other Colony during the whole year four would be epoon competitions. round has decided me not to allow The next business was the elec my name to be put up. The ex-tion of a Vice Commodore, but this perience of last season, when Mr would be subject to the approval Sutherland bad to go on home of the extraordinary general leave and Mr Denison, who took meeting. It bad been found very his place, also went away from the necessary 01 past experience Colony, is another argument why that there should be a

Vice-

C.S.C.C. 2nd XI v. R.A.M.C. only one who can guarantee close Commodore. He proposed Mr A. attention for the whole period R. Lowe, who was a very keen This match will be played on should occupy the position. I have gachisman and boat owner, sub-the Civil Services ground on Monday next, the 13th instant, commencing at 2:30. p.m. The following will represent the C.S.C.C.-W. Hill (Capt.). F. Bacon, G. Roylance, R. Duncan, G. H. Haskett, R. R. Wood, P. T. Lamble. E. C. Fincher, W. H. Edmonds, W. T. Langford and S. N. Piercy.

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Much was I amused to read The very latest" L.T." screed. In "its best Editorial style, "It's" it-ing at me all the while, "It's not a "him," "it" aint a "he": What on earth, then, can""it" be? "It" claims "it's" full of playful chaff. And urges me to make "it" laugh. "It" deems me touchy" as a "her."

But then, you see, "it" called me "cur;" And when, forsooth, I make reply, "It" says, O Harston, laughter try. "It" will henceforth leave French alone. But one good nail "it's" driven home, And demonstrated to good use The proverb "qui s'excuse s'accusé.“

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