Seventy Per Cent. Vote in Preliminary Ballot The result of the "straw vote" organized by the British Election Committee to select the five British candidates for the forthcoming Muni~ cipal elections was announced on March 15.
The five candidates selected in the "straw. vole" and who will be nominated for the Council are follows: Messrs. Harold Porter, R. G. MacDonald, V. St. J. Killery, W. S. King and F. N. Maithews. The vote inthe ballot amounted to over 70 per cent, of the number sent out. Nominations for the Council elections lose at noon on March 27 and the flections are to be held on Monday, April and Tuesday April 6 in the event of their being any competition for the seats.
The Five Candidates Biographical details of the careers of the five British candidates follow:
Hanowo Porzex:—Late H.BM. Cor sular Service, 38% years in China, years in Shanghai, Member of the Shanghai Muneipal' Council 1935 and 1996, Late General Manager of the Pekin Syndicate, Ltd., Past Chairman of the China Association, Shanghai Branch, Past Chairman of the British Residents' Association of China, On board of the Lester Trust TR. G, MacDonato:—Messrs. Dodwell Ca, Ltd, 31 years in Shanghai, Deputy "Commissioner, Shanghai Munleipat Police (Specials), Vic Chairman, British Residents! Association of China.
Vaurxring St. Souw Kautzny:—Imperial Chemical Industries (China), Lid, 3% years In Shanghai, Member. of the Shanghai Municipal Connell, 1934-35; Served on the Trae Com: mittee, S.M.C., 1995-30, Member of the British Chamber of Commerce WILLIAM SEATON KKiwo:—Messrs, Harrisons, King & Irwin, Ltd, Over 40 years residence in Shanghai, on Board of Trustees of Holy' Trinity Smart Work by Customs Preventive Force It has been disclosed that the preventive amicers of the Marl time Customs carried out a smart piece of work in arresting a Ship's carpenter who is alleged to have confessed to having smug gled a quantity of opium on board' the inv. Lossiebank, just before she sailed for New 'York. 'After' that arrest, the Customs Onicers thoroughly searched the Lossiebank from bow to stern for a spree of over four hours and found no trace of other opium.
assumed therefore that the preventive action was #0 swiftly taken that the intentions of the would-be smugglers were defeat ced and the ship left without any such commodity aboard.
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