Some astonishing arguments against alleged British domination of the 'Shanghai Municipal Council were put forward by the Japanese press fon April 15." Among them were the statements that' most of local Britons live on the Council; that the comparison of the number of police employed by the British and Japanese consulates reflects unfavourably on the British; and that Britons "devour a vast budget with their activities to the protection of British interests and the promotion of British enterprises" The charges were amplified in the "Shang-nippo" and the "Shanghai Maini-"As an example of what the Tocal Japanese community is being fed on, the following summary is reproduced
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