The gold rouble is worth 2/6, of rather more than the Mexican dollar, The denominations (paper) fare one, three and five. After the five gold roubles you come to the "Chervoynetz," which is equal to 10 gold roubles. Chervoynetz are freely sold in London, June 1924. About half the money needed should be taken in chervoynetz and the rest in gold rouble Get all the small change not be much, The youbles are used as far as Verkne Usinsk. (One silver rouble equals 75 kapoks (cents) of the G. R.) Do not take many, as they are only worth 40 opens after Verkne Udinsk—the Russian and Far East ern Republican border. Silver Romanoff kapoks are useful up to the latter place, though it needs 250 instead of 100 of them to make fa gold rouble.
Chinese dollars can be used as as far as Manchuli, At Manchuli Otherwise: Leave luggage at left-luggage office, drive to. the Wagon Lits office in the hotel and buy' tickets and. platzkart to Man-chub, Change money—it possible the International Bank—they Will sometimes help travellers eve after 3 o'clock. Otherwise " try the Moderne Hotel. Get Russian money as advised above. If by any chance this exchange of money is not effected in Harbin, it can done on the station at Manchuli, though the exchange may not bs quite s0 good. You need G. R. 800 worth—say' 15 chervoynets and 159 in gold roubles,
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