Many Suggestions Concerning Its Transformation and Admi tration: Kiangsu's Annoyance at Appointment of Men from Other Provinces: Government Opium Monopoly Proposed Many suggestions have been and fare still being made concerning the transformation of Shanghai into a special municipal area and regarding its administration after all troops have been withdrawn locally.
First of these is a demand by the People of Shanghai that, instead of the Central Government in Peking appointing a Tupan (Direetor-General) and a Huipan (Associate Dirostor-General), local residents jchould be allowed to appoint a Mayor by popular election. Who the local people have in mind has not yet [been ascertained, and from inquiries made it would appear that they themselves have not given the matter any consideration.
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