Forced to resign because of illness in February, 'Mr. George Edward 'Mitchell has' been proposed for relection by Brig.. Gen. E, B. Mac-inten, seconded by 'Mr, TF. C. Masters. Mr. Mitchell, who is "the Manager of Butlerficld' & Swire, has lived in Shanghai for twenty years. In addition to the portion of the term which he completed in February, served on the Council in 1995-4 and 1998-9. He has been a member of, General Committee of the British Chamber of Commerce in 1935-6 and 1938-9, and is a member of the Board of Governors of the Country Hospital Mr. Ranald George McDonald, 1.2. Luo, proposed by Mr. F.N, Mathews and Seconded by Mr. James Macbeth, has for nineteen years been a resident Jof Shanghai. A barrister-at-law, he was a member of the SMC. Economy [Committee in 1927 and 1928, chairman of the Electricity Sub-Committee of the SALE. during the same years, and President of the Zero Club in 1022. During 1923-4 he was President of St. Andrew's Society and in 1934 he was also Chairman of the British Residents' Association. For the past six years he has been a member of the "Trade Marks Sub-Committee of the British Chamber of Commerce and for three years was Chairman of that sub-committee, Mr. Trevor Sidney Powell, Manager of the AP.C,, proposed by Brig.-Gen. E. B. Macnaghten and seconded by Mr. "A. S. Henchman, has been a. fesideni of Shanghai for five years China for sixteen resent he is a member serving on the Works, Finance and Staff Committees. "He isola member of the General Come mittee of the British Chamber of Commerce and the General Commit fee of the British Residents' Association. He is the President of David's Society.
Mr. William Johnston Keswick Managing Director of Jardine, Mathe-fon & Ca. Ltd, proposed by Mr. A. S. Henchman and seconded by" Sir Robert Calder Marshall, has lived fourteen years in Shanghai. He has, been a member of the SMC. since 1936 and is a member of the General Committee of the British Chamber of Commerce.
At the conclusion of the straw vote five of the above candidates will be selected to run for seats on the Council. 'The Shanghai Municipal 'Council Elections will take place on April 19 and 11, and British voters fare urged to record their voles at these elections and attend. the Ratepayers' Meeling on April 17 to sup= port their Councillors.
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