Anxiety was expressed in 'a report published by leading Chinese dallies in Shanghai yesterday over the forthcoming Shanghai Municipal Council election, it "being observed that numerically the British and Americans Shanghai are no match of the [Japanese following the recent with Grewal of Americans and of British war volunteers. The Chinese press Jurged that the British and American ratepayers here should make. special efforts to rally all other foreigners to {thelr support at the forthcoming elec~ tion, so that they may be able to compete with the Japanese.
The report asserted that the Japanese were determined to fight at the {forthcoming election and it was predieted that they would fight more Jfercely than before, having prepared for the election campaign seven months azo, As the Shanghai Coun-ell was compiling the names of new volers, the report did not make a Forecast as to the exact number of foreign voters but it was predicted that the Japanese would cast mors votes than they did in previous years.
was stated-that the French, Netherlands, Portuguese and Nor [weglans would no doubt suppo [British and Ameticans trying to [maintain the status quo. in the Sottle~ ment, but the attitude of Germans fand itellans was said to.be question-fable. It was hinted in the report, however, that considering future trode possibilities in Shanghai many Germans and Tiallans would support the idea of the maintenance of the status quo.
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