The Archive · 1906

VLADIVOSTOK

PROM OUR OWN CORKESPONDENT, 14th Ap: time a very going out and coming in, and several have had to wait non rly a week before the stevodores hiad time to begin the discharging. A great number of the troops are going home to Odesss from here by big transports and I have soon four of them in one week carry away from 7,000 to 8,000 men.

The hotels are overcrowded, and I was myself obliged to remain a week on board ship before I coul' got " small apartment of two rooms at Roublos 100.8 mouth. A single bottle of boor ata restaurant costs Rs. 1.20, a bottle of champagne Rs. 10 to 15, a pound of beef costs 35 kapoks, a single egg five kapoks. In rainy weather Viadivostock is very dirty; in fine weather very dusty; thus much washing is required and that costs ten cents a piece.

The greater number of the buildings burned down by the mutineers in January are still untouched, but the went hor is now warmer and building will begin soon, the post office are working order again and much of the goolls which have been stored up in all parts of the city will soon be carried down to Harbin. The freight still remains very high, Rs. 500 to 700 being charged for a single truck.

General yesterday, a

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