record number of votes
bers of the marked yesterday's election of mem-(Council, the element weather not having had the effect of dissuad= jing the electorate from casting their votes.
Remarkable solidarity was shown by the voters, just over 200 votes separating the first and the last Jof the nine elected, while the one successful eandidats, Mr. A. W. Beaumont, was over, 1,000 votes behind.
The two Japanese candidates headed the poll, with a chairman Jot former years, Brig-Gen, Macnaghten next. Fourth came the, newest recruit to the ranks of the: Council, Mr. J. H. Liddell, member lof 2 China' family whos' business is in this country. The order of the poll follow: isi
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