Mar, 2.
The new Council will have the experience which it was suggest led was desirable at this juncture, Congratulations are due to the nine elected members on the decisive vote by which they have been returned. These confzratulations will be tempered! strongly with very deep regret that Mr. J. W. Carney has fallen victim' to' the uncertainty. created by the large number of candidates. There were two solid grounds for insisting on his. return: first because it would ensure the retention of the two eats assigned by convention te the American community;. [secondly because of his own outstanding service as a Member for the last two years. His breadth of vision and independence of view will be a serious loss to the Council, however good: the new men may' be. Tt seems, particularly unfortunate—thab: this repetition of the American setback of '1980 should occur, Then the result could have been partly attributed to the appear lance of three American candiddutes in the field. Now the only conclusion is that there was not ithe same care exercised to safeguard. the return of the two Americans as there was in respect of the two Japanese jeandidates whose appearance a6 the head of the poll is significant: of the.attention paid to representations on their behalf, Mr. H. Arnhold is to be congratulated! fon the convincing proof whic the electorate has given of ite confidence in him. Specially
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