'The Shanghai Municipal Council, for 1995-36, duly assembled yeeterday and ejected its Chairman and Vice-Chairman in the persons of Mr. H.E Arnhold and' Mr.
Lambe, "Both have held their respective fies before Indeed Mr. Arnhold, continues his pecupancy: of the ofice which he has held for the last year. after a previous term 1929-90, It ig satisfactory to be able to congratulate both. members on their election. Mr. Arnhold's speech on Wednesday showed that his grasp of municipal affairs was wide 4nd forceful. It Ip generally agreed that he has proved a capable leader of the Council and it remains. to wish both him and Mr. Lambe, as well a5 their twelve colleagues a successful year in which they may bbe privileged to see the Settlement emerge from the present numbing depression. ment at the larier's spontaneous re-Aiuest, has had a remarkable railway tate ing Rapa Eainers, which Aistingulshed "Corps he joined as. 8 subaltern from Weobwich in 190, have provided. railway - experts. Bist lines the, world over and General Hammond has followed that {radition of his Corps with consider. sole distinction, After the "Great War te wae appointed. head of the Railway Mission' to. Boland. and_ for tome time he was, Direclor of Comfrunieations" in' Silesia~ Since then fe has been sought in consultation by fallways in many parts of the British Empire and' even further afeld. He therefore has reported on Tallways 5nd communicaBona in Trak, Mozson-Bigue, and. Greece of well asthe Brilish possentons of East. Afcen, Nigeria, Gold Coast, Rhodesia, Jamal: a, Sierra Leone and Nyesalshd, He
India regarding the formation of the alo ada, the, Goveroment 0 Siatory authority which fis prov nder the mew Indian constitution set up in conceal of oilways
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