The Provisional Council. récome mended by the consular rapi tives of Great Bri! e Japan for the Government had also given its tacit acquiescence, but was withholding any formal action.
The Council secured the authotization of the ratepayers of the Settle-
At {ts initial meeting Provisional Council, who will be vested.with considerably wider powers, especially in matters of taxation, than any Council ever formed in the Settlement. during its long and troubled history, will appoint from its sixteen members, a chairman and vice-chairman.
While the names of the foreign serschmitts tried to intercept them but were beaten off—Reuter.
(Continued on page 2, col. 4 councillors had been announced some time ago those of the Chinese councillors were a matter for conjecture until yesterday. Considerable con-Axis Advance in
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