"The Shanghai branch of the Royal Society of St. George has decided to fall jo line with the Parent Society fand change the date of the annual ball "from. April 23 which is the! customary date, to Friday, May 3, and make a special feature of this year's function as the St. George's Jubilee Ball in celebration of the 25th one niversary of the Ascession to. the Throne of H. M. King George V.
The King's Jubilee Fund orfanised, locally by the British Women's Association, in affiliation ith the Victoria League Shilling Fund at Home, officially closed on Exgmt of the nine candidates clee ted to the Shanghai Municips Council in the elections when concluded Yesterday éfternocn. The lower fous are, left to right, Messrs, J. H. Liddell, H. Porter, cane, T, Urabe Yamamoto, The ninth successful candidate is Mr. W. P. Lambe, Saturday at a total of $4661.15, This is $399 short of the figure of $5,000 which it had been. hoped would be realised, and it may even be that the round sum will be attained, for there are known to be some lists in the post. However, it will be apparent that, owing to the necessity of chang: ug the dollars to sterling and remitting a draft Home in order that it-may be added tothe general fund in time for the presentation on, May 6, the local lists cannot be Kept open after this week-end.
Mukden British residents that day fell into line with others inthe outports and sent ina onerous collective subscription of over. $100. customary two to three. As a result of the decision to nominate only two candidates, it is said, a number of panese voters failed to go t0 the polls at all.
The candidates supported by the Executive Committees of the British Residents Association, the British Chamber of Commerce, and the China Association all got in." Some surprise was caused last night when the lst of successful candidates was issued trid it was found that Mr. H. E Arnhold, Chairman of the Council for the past year and a member of long standing, was at the bottom of the Uist. One hundred" and the unsuccessful candidates, Mr. A. J. Hughes, who was 30 voter ahead' of Mr. Hossenlopp.
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