A correspondents writes on the subject of the meeting of Russians, refugees or otherwise, recently reported in these columns, at which a demand was passed for the Russian Consulate and Bank in
them. The writer says it has come Shanghai to be surrendered to to his knowledge that "no orthodox Russians had any part or lot the ' matter," and that the malcontents were certain other people, subjects of Russia, "most of them belonging to the Labour Bureau." We prefer not to be more explicit, owing to the unnecessary controversy which would be excited. The letter, however, comes from a source which is not likely to be misinformed in such a matter. It continues Tt seems if this is true that it ought to be known in the interests of the many unfortunate Russians in our midst against whom this might be scored. Many, I know, greatly appreciate the efforts made by' the community in their behalf and would be far from approving such an action.
Moreover, I believe that many refugees are being taken advantage of by unscrupulous persons who are living on or making capital out of their misfortunes.
Demands*for the surrender of the Russian Consulate do not "cut much ico" in Shanghai at present. Buf tha Inst sentence introduces another and more pressing affair. What living there is to be made out of refugees it is difficult to conjecture; but there are brutes:}in this world who are brutes enough for anything. and our correspondent might advisedly communicate with the police.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.