'The instant popularity of the Harbin Herald," a hi-lingual paper English and Russian, which started publication on the' first: of this year is quite without precedent in this part of the world. There are six dailies already in existence, ud two in Englis bhut the first issue of this new pap was sold out, within 13 hours of its appearance and daily sales are now reaching the 6,000 mark. The reason of its success is that, being iti it is independent and impartial in its views, and therefore to the liking of the majority of the Russian commercial community who want to leave Russian polities alone. It contains far more world news than any other organ. and a good deal about local life well, and is outspoken in its opinion concerning the latter.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.