Harbin has had the honour of al visit from a distinguished Indian, the Maharajah of Darampore who, accompanied by his wife, two children and suite, spent a couple of sightseeing here. His suite one, consisting of doctor, a chef and. a couple of body servants, The party caused some curiosity among the Russians.
'Mr, Sato, the Japanese Minister to Poland, who was also acting Minister to Russia immediately after the signing of the Soviet-Ja-'Agreement, passed through Harbin on his way' back to Japan.
'A mild sensation has been caused by the arrest of one of the three Russian notary publics who practice 'Phe man was appre-instance of the Court, and his offices have been sealed up. 'According to report he has not been' placing on the official documents he has been drawing up the necessary amount of revenue stamps as required by Chinese law. It is said that the Law Courts have been thus swindled out of some thousands of dollars.
Some 200 Russian youths left the other day for Vladivostok to serve their term in the Red Army.
'M. Ivanoff, the GE.R. general manager, is' leaving Harbin for} Moscow at the beginning of next month to report to" the Moscow Government on the Chinese Eastern Railway, 'The Chinese papers have it that he will not return and that, M. Grandt, the U.S.S.R. Consul General and vice-president of the Railway is also likely to leave for good very shortly. These, however, fare only rumours though' it is culated that Moscow has already made new appointments for the two positions of Russian directors the Railway, and that the new g eral manager is to be the former manager of the Ussuri Railway, M. Castle, who is a competent railway engineer and of pure Enylish descent.
'Owing to the refri: 1 of the Chin- 1 ese authorities to grant the necessary permission for the Olympic! games which were to be held last week at the Hippodrome, the local) YIM.C.A. have arranged' a track meeting under their auspices to take place to-morrow, which is a big Russian holiday. Over 40 different sports organizations, including, Russian Chinese and Japanese are: to take part. Mr. Sokobin, the American Consul, will act as] chairman,
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