Decision to Withdraw Extra Candidate Made 'A dinner was given on Thursday Customs he had always endeavoured night by Sir Frederick Maze at his fo do everything possible, within the An Informal decision to enter only residence 190 Avenue Joffre in honour limits of Service regulations, for the two candidates in the forthcoming fof Mr, J, H. Cubbon, Financial Se~ benefit of the Chinese Government municipal re-elections, on April 21 retary of the Chinese Customs, who and the Chinese people. In his post and 22, was reached last Tuesday by is shortly proceeding on long leav it had been his privilege to come in members of the Japanese Election Sir Frederick Maze in proposing} contact with many officials of the Committee. the toast of the evening and wish-Government and he found it dimeult The resolution, according to local ing Mr, Cubbon an enjoyable holiday to express his appreciation of the Japanese papers, was inspired by the and safe return to Shanghai, pointed! consideration and kindness always desire to prevent "unnecessary exelteout that during Mr, Cubbon's term of shown to him by successive Ministers, ment" in Shanghai's international office as Financial Secretary he had of Finance and Directors-General of taken care of the loan services and) the Kuan-wu-Shu, The Japanese papers predicted that some. $1,600,000,000 of revenue had 'He wished specially to refer, how-Mr. Toshi Go, assistant manager of the local office of the South Manchu~ through his hands. In view ever, to the guidance and good advice of the uncertain political' situation which Sir Frederick Maze had given fla Railway Company, who polled the prevailing in the Far East of late, on all occasions. He had been able, highest number of votes of the three the administration of all departments! las 'a Secretary attached to the Inspect Japanese candidates in last month's of the Customs Service was, said orate, to. see how the Inspector-elections, would give his place to Mr, Sir Frederick, sometimes a dificult General formulated policy and sum-'Takue Urabe, manager of the local branch of the Mitsui Bussan Kaisha and delicate task, and the fact that med up a situation, and experience fand an incumbent, councillor the value of the various loans secured had proved that in all cases his judg-'This action would leave only Mr. on the Administration stood so high ment was very sound, Sir Frederick Yamamoto, manager of the Shanghai to-day in the financial markets of had given a considerable part of his office of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha, the world indicated that the Maritime life to China and in his opinion it, and Mr, Urabe in the race.
Customs Service continued 10 enjoy would be difficult to find anyone bet-In making their decision, the mem-very. considerable confidence as ter fitted to give wise council bers of the Committee emphasized security organ, these dificult times. He hoped that!
Mr, Cubbon's work and diameter Sir Frederick might be persuaded that the Japanese demand for larger representation on the Municipal had helped to sustain this confidence to continue to guide the destinies of Council would be renewed in the and he had throughout maintained the Customs for many years to come future, the high standard of administrative' and so ensure a continuance of its] efficiency which happily had_ been present high state of eMciency which associated with the Customs Service! he had so ably maintained in the!
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