Chinese Benevolent Treatment of the Refugees From a. Correspondent, Harbin, Jan. 30.
Returning from a visit to Kirin a foreigner reports that there are between,2,500 and 3,000 Russian refugees in that Chinese city. The China. Chapter of the American Red Cross has arranged some hospital facilities for these wan derers, many of whom are sick. They are being fed by the Chinese, who give them plenty of good bread. They have been given Chinese barracks to live in, all' of the Chinese hotels have been requisitioned for their use, and while they have to sleep on mud kangs, these are all that Kirin "affords. There were only six foreigners in Kirin when the Russians arrived, and there were no foreign houses available for their occupancy.
The investigator was loud in his praises of the treatment being given to the refugees by the Chinese. It is thought however, that the Russian will not remain long in Kirin. Some] of the hospital' cases have made their way into Harbin. One of the Merkuloffs, who has been helping in the movement of his fleeing compatriots, is now here, and General Dietrichs, if not already in Harbin, is expected daily. It is said that most of the horses that were taken on the flight from Vladivostok, have been disposed of their owners having exchanged them for food and cart transportation. It is anticipated that the American Red Cross will arrange for the further care of these people upon their arrive] in Harbin.
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