Contrary to previous reports, the Japanese community through Lis. communal organization has named only. two candidates for election to the Shanghai Muni cipal Council and therefore the flection, excluding unforeseen clrcumsiances, will be a formality. Ata meeting of the Japanese Residents' Corporation on Mar. 19, the two candidates selected were Mr. 0. Okamoto, the well-known lawyer, and Mr, T. Sugisaka, manager of the Osaka Shosen candidates selected for the Municipal Council through their national committees fare; British: Brigadier-General Macnaghten, Messrs. W. J. Keswick, Roderick G. MacDonald, FU, Matthews and G.E. Mithell: American: Messrs. Cornell Franklin and W. H. Plant. silk and sugar. Beans, piece-goods, bean all, cigarette paper and. sea Products are being smuggled into Shanghai in large quantities addition to rayon and sugar.
As a result" of this illicit. trade, prices have fallen considerably the local market, according to the report. Being unable; to compete with the smuggled goods, certain Chinese were reported to have been forced to abandon their business.
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