was not possible to see whether they were armed. At the residential doors "were more armed policemen, who allowed the visitor to ring at his leisure. They knew there would be no answer, neither was there.
Thirty Years in China.
Tt is with very sincere regret that the whole foreign community of Shanghai, and assuredly the majority of the Russian community, will' see. the departure of Grosse from the post of chief Fesponsibility of "all Russian affairs. in Shanghai, that he held 0 long. M. Grosse was born at 'Dvinek, in the province of Viterbsk. studied at the University of St. Petersburg, taking its special Oriental Languages school. graduated in' 1802, entered the Russian Foreign Office, and in 3804 was sent to Peking, where for some time, after the manner fof the student interpreters in. the British Consular Service, he studied Chinese. Entering on' his active career in the Russian "Con service, M. Grosse served in Tien-sin, Chefoo, Nevehwang; Harbin, Yokohama, and in the year 1911 came to Shanghai. At. that time the Russian Consul i what is now the Ame But' M. Grosse only used iding for a month. It Consulate. But it was hoped that decent interval would be allowed him in which to arrange for the orderly handing over of al archives. Under pressure, it is to be supposed, by the Soviet, the Waichiaopu made a formal requ for the surrender of the building, which took place, as already stated, yesterday.
BIN. Grosse is leaving Shanghai this" evening for—Mokanst where Mme. Grosse and children already are. M. Grosse is badly in need of rest and he is take a few weeks' holiday, necessitated by the very. heavy nervous strain of recent! years, particularly of recent months, tions have mow been amalgamated All the local Russian organiza-
and have. formed. a. committee of six members to control the whole, of which M. Ivanoff, the former Russian Assessor in the Mixed Court, is vite-chairman, and Mr. Grosse has agreed to be chairman, He emphasizes, however, that will have nothing todo with politics. 'The new organization fufetion in a purely social, sis done by similar committees of Russians in other countries on behalf of those who donot recognize the Soviet, but who may wish to obtain passports, Birth "cweteatons' andthe Hee
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