Japanese Meeting To-morrow on S.M.C. Issue The Japanese Residents Corpora-lion, at a meeting in the Japanese Club in Boone Road yesterday, called for the purpose of selecting candidates for the Shanghai Municipal Council for the forthcoming year, were unable last night to reach a decision. Another meeting is to be held to-morrow, at which time the candidates are to be selected.
While nothing definite was decided, it was generally understood through-Out the Japanese community last night that the Japanese would select three candidates, thus forcing an election. It will be recalled that the Americans have. selected their two Councillors already, and that only five British nominations, on the basis Of the recent British Residents" Association straw vote, will be made. Should the Japanese select only two candidates, no elections will be necessary. If, however, they select three, as seemed likely last night, Shanghai voters will have to go to the polls. E
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