shored In Sunday night with celebrate tions and gala gatherings throughout Shanehal, when the Ruselan community welcomed 1998 in sala abie The same optimistic outlook that predominated a few weeks ago throughout the Settlement set the keynote for that night's Boll at the Astor Fouse Hotel. where more than 400
Russians and their quests - enjoyed feasting and responded to the special toast at midnight. Amond those present. were numerous outstanding personalities in social, professional, and business circles in Shanghai. as well as dozens of ex-Service men, to whom the committees of the Union of Russian Army and Navy Men and the Russian Benevolent Soctoty issued "The Russian New Year eve. was marred by a tragedy. Olga Diakonova, aged 29, was found dead in her bed {nan atile In the Western Bakery toa room, 60a Great Western Road, shortly after 3 pin. when a private of tha Inniskilting Fusiliers, found the door locked from Inside and broke 't open. The body was conveyed to the General Hospital and thence to the Public Mortuary in Fearon Road.
Two more deaths under unusual elrcumstances were reported in Shanghat fon Monday. In both instances, the victims were young Russi About 8 am. the French police were called to House No. 5. Passage 176, Route Vallon, where they found the body of a youn; death was caused by fof work for the Fast two months, the Geceased, named Streltchike, a chaut= four mechanic, wrote a short note before his death, which read simply. prev that noone is accused of my
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