Oct, 24.
Criticism of the: Shanghai Muoicipal Council at the present time a specially ungrateful task Members of that body do not perhnaps realize the readiness of the public to accord sympathy and con fidence to them in the dim cult cir cumstances arising from economic stringency. Yet it is not reasonable expect that confidence to give blank cheques or blindly place Itself at the Council's disposal. It seems that there is a tendency to fribule personal perversity to ome criticism. This journal would deprecate any such abuse of its functions. By long-standing con~ vention it is understood that only the Chairman can publicly speak Uchalf of the Counetl. Members in-
{dividually have to remain: silent, Whether that convention be good or bad is immaterial. It obviously has {0 be observed, but it is to be hoped that the Chairman will, in
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