Tax levies by the Chinese have shown clearly what may be expect-when, if ever, extraterritoriality is abolished, but apart from that there has not been as much oppression of the Russians as has been loosely claimed. Scarches instigate ed by one Russian faction against another have been made, prevention of meetings, the suppression of newspapers, also the outcome of fratricidal agitation—these have taken place, but they do not properly reflect against the Chinese, except in so far as they demonstrate how easily they are misled into wrongdoing.
On the good side, agricultural production has been enhanced and improved by reason of contact with the Russians. In variety, quantity, methods of cultivating and harvesting and marketing, the Chinese farmer of North Manchuria has derived great benefit from what he has been taught by the Russians. He has been exploited to some ex tent, but not so much as by his own people. Summed up, the Chinese howe derived much that is good from the advent of the Russians, some that is bad, whereas, as far as can be determined by a cursory survey, they have given nothing in return.
Accorpinc to the vernacular press, 165 Russian refugees arrived in Shanghai from Gensan several days ago.
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