In accordance with the report of over month ago with regard to the expected arrival at this city of the Privy Councillor, Mr. P. M. Romanoff, Deputy' Minister of Finance, information has now been re-coved by the authorities here that Mr. Romanoff hod already left Harbin for Nikolsk-Oussurisk, and is expected to arrive at Viadivostock about 22nd—24th October. The local Military Governer, Lieut.-General Tehitehagoff retarned here yesterday from Hubarovsk, it is said, for the purpose of starting on to meet Mr. Romanoff en route to this city.
It will he remembered from the previous report that the visit of Mr. Romanoff to this part of Siberia is in connection with several pending important questions, among which is the advisability of re-establishing porto-franco" here for a few more years.
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