A general meeting of represent tives" of various "Russian—publ bodies "and delegates of Russian commercial, industrial and professional circles of Shanghai took place Jon Sunday in the Salle de Fetes Municipale, 11 Route Vallon.
delegates representing 42 public meeting was attended by 181 bodies and 32 groups. of various denomination. "M."E.. Koecblin, Consul-General for' France, and the French Municipal Council sent their Eh. Grosbois. lover 700, persons were present.
After long debates, during. which the representatives of the Kossack Union retired, it was decided ey an overwhelming' majority to inaugurate non-political and non-factional body under the name and style "The for the United Russian Public Organisations" to represent legally the Russian community it. A. M. Koteney, well-known author and a member of the Secetariat of thee shanghai Municipal Council, was elected President of the Council by 100 votes against 3.
Mr. V. I. Korniloff, a leading Russian merchant and General Manager of the Compagnie Francaise de Commerce en Chine, and Mr. N. J Tomin, (Chairman, of the Rostan Community, were appeint-
Dr. A.V. Tane, member of Shanghai' Medical Board, and V. A. Riloff, "popular Russian' merchant, }were appointed Honorary Secretary, land Treasurer, respectively.
At the conclusion of the meeting the assembly enthusiastically cheered the newly elected President and representative of the French authorities, and others who attended.
Round-the-World Liners of the Dollar Company hereafter will make Bombay, India, a regular port. of call on all their voyages, according, to an announcement cabled to. the local offices of the company on Jan. 15 by Mr, J. Harold Dollar, the Vice-President of the Line, from San Frangiseo.
Signal code which is now happily Poreaching. uniformity." The. book is excellently printed and made up in @ form convenient for handling con board ship, and it should prove (beef great assistance to those Who have to use the various ports along this shore of the Pacific.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.