Messrs. Purdon, Wood, Lemarchand, Carmichael, Heyden, Webb, Mackenzie, Cowie, and Kidner therefore constitute' the Municipal Council for the cusiing year, The total number of votes cast was 116— about half the number of registered voters.
There has been more interest shown in these elections than we have seen for a Jong time; and we congratulate the Community on having broken through practice of accepting a new Council: nomi nated by the retiring one, without dispute or interest. Elections are nothing with out a contest; the word is almost a misnomer unless there is a cholo Election squibs have been flying round, placing the names of the gentlemen who had consented to serve, in every possible combination, One requests the "Electors "of Elysium not to be dazzled by casuis-"tical Councils, nor swerved by silken sophistzies," but to be "independent, "immortal, and vote early and vote often for"—gentlemen whose characteristics are humorously and goodnaturedly described in a satirical string of aillter tions that "brought down" the Settlement. A second recommends precisely thesame names, with confidence that they must be at the head of the poll"—allotting to each his especial duty on the Council, One "Committee" circulated a card "on Wednesday, announcing a great consorvative reaction, and "respectfully soliciting votes and interest for the undermentioned ticket" is the one actually lected. And a counter proclamation was issued on Thursday, requesting people not to be misled by any anonymous Committees, but to vote for keeping the Foreign Settlement for Foreigners, Another "Express"—on a totally di ferent ticket—deslared that the you will have th the Chinese to live in, for th of absentee landholders, or whether you will have the Foreign Settlement for the exhorted have nothing to do with Foreign Ratepayers wore the "Committes's" ticket, but to nes traliso their efforts by giving a solid vote for (certain) independent candidates, We have ourselves been sent enough squibs, for publication, to make thirteen mortal enemies; but Shanghai is rather too small for such luxuries.
The crews for "Club Eights" and "Fours," in the forthcoming 8. R. Regatta, to take place about the second week in May, have now been fixed, An interesting feature in the Regatta will be the revival of Hong Fours. It is hoped that some new men will put in an ap-Pearauce in the sculling races, the Spring
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