Mr. €.S. Franklin Re-elected Chairman; Mr. W.J. Keswick New Vice-Chairman The first meeting of the recently elected Shanghai Municipal Council for 1939 was held at the Council Chamber, Administration Building, yesterday noon when the following Members of Council were present: Messrs. C. S. Franklin, A. C. Cornish, G. A. Haley, Yulin Lis, W. J. Keswick, E. Y. B. Kiang, B. G. Mac-Donald, G. E. Mitchell, O. Okamoto, T. S. Powell, T. Sugisaka, L. T. Yuan and Vu Ya Ching.
Mr. C. S. Franklin was re-elected Chairman of the Council, and Mr. W. J. Keswick was elected Vice-Chairman in succession to Brig. Gen. E. B. Macnaghten, CM"c 5.5.0. retiring member of Council.
Mr. W. Gockson, who is away from Shanghai, was the only member absent from the meeting.
The Municipal Council has been notified by the Chinese Ratepayers' Association of the election, at a meeting of representatives of Chinese Ratepayers, of Messrs. Vu Ya Ching, L. T. Yuan, Eugene Y. B. Kiang, W. Gockson and Yulin Hsi as members of the Shanghai Municipal Council for the year 1939/40.
The Council has also been notified by the Chinese Ratepayers' Association of the election of Messrs. K. H. Ling Chen Che-chen, F. S. Hsu, S. Francis Liu, K. C. Hsu and W. J. Lee to serve on the Council's Committees for the year 1039/40. Mr. T. Z King has been nominated by the Chinese Ratepayers' Association as Land Commissioner for 1999/40.
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