In announcing the nomination of these candidates, Mr. Hayashi pointed fut that the number of Japanese residents in Shanghai had reached 70,000.
"As a result," he continued, top of such national groups. exceed the 2,800 British ratepayers Who are now represented by five councillors. 'Therefore, it is out natural we should seek' to elect Instead of two Japanese coneillors, hho added, "the Japanese aim ies in discard-Ing the dictatorship of any one specific national group in municipal antuirs so. that the administration of the International Settlement may be carried out ina truly' international manner.
Nur purpose ix {0 enable the var= fous nationalities. represented among, the. residents of the International Settlement to take part in its admini-Mration on a just an equitable basis. We propose to re-examine the oFganization and the finances of the Municipal Council' so as to place the affairs of the International Settlement upon a fern and lasting foundation in order to promote the welfare of those residing there, We are not aiming a monopoly of the administration fof the Settlement in our hands," Mr. Hayashi asserted.
The nomination of five candidates, Mr, Hayashi continued, was "2 Urans tory meastire required to destroy the existing abnormal state of affairs, 50 that the Jap 1 of truly internations of Shanghai Municipal Council may be selected en bloc. No official in" formation on the subject has been released but it is learned that preparations "are being made by the Chinese Ratepayers Association the International Setilement to. re-elect the five Chinese councillors and also those on the various committees the S.M.C. Chinese election cedure has been considerably simplified this year, according to Chinese Feports, and the results may be made known by the middle of this month, Spurious 10-Pound Notes Circulated Shanghai, Mar. 28. two foreigners speaking English with a strong accent were successful in disposing of two spurious Bank of England ten-pound notes from March 23 to 26, it was lcarned from the Shanghai Municipal Police yesterday, and it was held pos. sible that additional victims would report similar cases. In a special release for the press by the SMP, shopkeepers and others are earnestly requested to ce-operate by Immediately reporting any. ease where similar attempts should be made, 'The first case to have come to the dice of the SMP. occurred in the lit from March 24 to 25 in, the Majestic Cafe, 254 Bubbling Well where' two foreigners after riks tendered a spi an endeavour to oblige, the manager took the note and gave his customers $640 after having deducted $12.60 due for their drinks, wi of Adhere to Five do not The following, day, the manager tried to exchange the banknote in a Chinese exchange shop but there he was told that the note was coun-
Land Regulations so thut more than the present nine councillors may be elected, thereby allowing "all nationalities' in the Settlement justly, and equitably part in manicipal administeahould it be impossible to achieve this objective at ance, we propose 0 wee that the representation on the Couneit shall be as just andi as inter~ airs," he sie. forfeit. Enquiries made at a foreign Bank "on" March 26—confirmed this and the case was reported to the police the same day.
All exchange shops and banks were immediately warned, but before the day was over, another report was received from a Honan Road silk shop, where two foreigners, whose deseription is now being checked with that of the men who worked the trick at the Majestic Cafe, disposed of a simi-Jar note. In this case, however, the counterfeiters bought four rolls of silly valued at $420 and then left in 2 taxi atler Raving "received $130
British The five British candidates who were selected by straw vote from Fist of seven nominees by British, ratepayers last_month are:
Mr. George Arthur Haley, Managing Director of Imperial Chemical Indus fies (China) Ltd.
It Is held possible that the mea responsible for the job are profes. sional counterfeiters as they had been at the shop some two weeks previously in the company of a Chi-hose and had negotiated for the purchase of some silk, although they Actually did not buy anything at that Mr, William Johnston Keswick, izing Director of Jardine Mathe-Ca, Ltd, Mr, George Edward Mitchell, Manager of Bulterfield & Swire, Mr. Roderick George MacDonald, Manager of Dodwell & Ca.
The notes are not identical as far as the paper is concerned but seem to have been made from the same plates, With the exception of the Quality of the paper, they appear be genuine, particularly 10 those who have rarely seen 2 real five or ten-
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.