The minutes of the Council meet~ ing held on June 11 state that the retiring "Municipal Compra. dare, Mr, Pon Huck-nien, accompanied by the Acting Treasurer and Comptroller, attended the mecting to receive fromthe Chairman, on. behalf of the Councillors, an engrav= salver in appreciation of his services over a period of 48 years, In making the presentation, the Chairman referred to the work of /Mr, Pon in the interests of the foreign and Chinese communities and expressed the hope that he would live for many years to: enjoy his retirement. Tharking the Chairman, Mr, Pon said that it was a matter of gratification to. him that the Council had seen fit to. appoint another member of his family as Municipal Compradore, The Director-General reported that the had seen translations of certain undesirable Press advertisements submitted by the Bureau of Public Health of the Special Municipality of Greater Shanghai and had had a consultation with the Munici Advocate with regard to them. The Council approved the proposal of the Director-General that a warning be issued to the local Press wit to certain of these advert and also a notified ings will be in ing is ignored.
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