Telegram Received by M. Wilden: But Now Unlucky Delay in Raising Money by Lotteries on Which & Large Tax Is Imposed The French Consul has received intimation from the Minister at] Belgrade that the Serbian Govern. ment has now agreed to admit into, the country the Russian cadets now Shanghai.
The news is very. welcome, but unfortunately the International Committee w! interested itself Cadets is not at present in a pos immediately to act upon it, [having occurred in the art made in the matter of funds. will be remembered that in April of last year the French Consul-General suggested—the cctablishment of a lottery to provide: fands for repatriating the Cadets. An International Committee was formed, and drawing of the first lottery' took place in the following! September. It was the Commi original intention to use all available: ing the cadets, together with their instructors and. their families, the group ther numbering 560, and Serbia was th country to whicl it was proposed send them. At first it was understood the Cadets would be received into the Serbian military schools, but the Government withald its sanction, and the Cadets had to remai in Shanghai, the result being that. the greater ' part of the lottery 1 proceeds were spent in their maintenance here.
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