Candidates for the Contest this Month The French Municipal elections will take place on January 19, at which time four of the eight seats will be contested, There are two vacancies in each of the French and foreign branches. At the present time the Council consists of.
Mr. T. Meyrier, Consul-General for France, President, ex-officio, Mr. M, Speelman,—Vice-President, and Messrs. A. Chapeaux, A. clu Pac de Marsoulies, R. Fane, P. Lo Bris, F, Schwyzer, "H. J. Sheridan and W. J. N. Dyer, formerly Vice-President, shortly to return from Home leave. Messrs, Dyer, Chapeaux, clu Pac de Marsoulies and Schwyzer are still to hold office for another year, while of the others Messrs. Sheridan, Spelman Fane offer themselves for tion, the first two as foreign members, and the latter as French. M. Lo Bris has stated that he will not run for office again.
There are at least two definite alignments of candidates in the ensuing race, the one consisting of Mess ud Sigaut, (French) and mn (foreign), which opposed by another ticket on which are Messrs. L. Basset and Blum (French) and Mr. E. 8. Wil-Kinson (foreign). Mr. H. J. Sheridan, who has served one-year and two-year terms, offers himself for re-election independently, while Messrs. E. Nouveau and Marully de Barletta "are independent French Tue—long-distance telephone service between Shanghai and Wusih, which was to have been especially the The formal opening, however, has been postponed until mission has been received from the Ministry of Communicati Havixe heard that secret organizations have been formed here for the purpose of seducing' ignorant workers and persuading the undutiful to strike and cause trouble, Gen. Yen Chun-yang, Commissioner of Shanghai and' Woosung Police and Martial Law Forces, has ordered his men take precautions in dealing with them. Once more he has notified the pale. that they arm lic that they are not to_hold Ipetnce wihoat fs bein
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