Election on September 21 Thought Certain The introduction of a motion urging the establishment of a committee to nominate a paid head for the local Japanese community, at the lemergeney meeting of residents here fon Saturday, September 21, was garded certain by the-local' Japanese ress on Thursday as a sequel to the joint conference of faction leaders at the Japanese Club on Wednesday.
While, the details of the debate were not made public, it was understood that the conferees agreed that the election of a president for the Residents' Corporation was urgently. required. That body is now headed by an acting temporary president, 'While Wednesday's conference was attended by both the "old residents" and the "company representative" groups, the former representing, their name implies, persons whose] interests are firmly' rooted in Shangand the latter, those who are ess transients, the "old are to hold a closed meeting of their clique on Saturday.
Vice-Admiral Tsuneyosh! Sakano, retired, is to be proposed as "mayor" of the Shanghai Japanese community, the "Shanghai Nippo" said last Wednesday. Rear-Admiral Jutaro Takahadirector of the Jo Kagawa Prefecture, also are potential candidates.
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