The population of Greater Harbin in 1084: was ealeutated at 500,520 per~ sons, The number of Russian males was'7,394 and females 8,507, the ditference of 1,113. showing that the number of Russian women married to foreigners. Among the Manchou-Keuoan population there were twice as many married men os women, the former figure being 149,224, and the latter 72,853, this being explained by the fact' that there are many male reeldents in Harbin whose families live outside the city. Among the Japanese there were 3,950 married men and 3112 women, 'The number fof divorced Russians 89 men and 187 women, while among the Japanese there were showed only 20 men and 27 women In this class, Com~ paratively "speaking, the percentage of divorced natives' was mot great—4,378 men and 354 women, There were 184000 bachelors and 35,719 spinsters in the native population, while among tke Japanese there were 4,602 of the first and 3,692 of the! second.
There wag 100,812 Manchoukuoans: who finished their education in dite were seen, as there were 10,085 men who had finished their education and: 11,227 women, 'The number of persons being educated in Harbin consists of 3.402 Rus boys and 2292. girls, 11,523 voya, and 4785 "girls, old and' 674 "airs, 340 boys and 160 girls, and fnal-277 foreign boys and 217 foreign Biel, including Soviet citizens.
"There are only. two Japanese men and 26: women who cannot read and write, whereas among the Russians Who cannot either write or read there are 1,804 men and 3057 women, Children woo are under school age consist of 25180" native boys and 25,627 ils, 1054 Japanese boys and 1,070 girls; 1140 Russian boys and 1100, irl Tolya Vedernikotf, the talented! pianist, soon will proceed to Ameries {o. study at Philadelphia University. He is a pupil of Mme, Dillon, wife of Professor Goldstein, viotinisi, and {his relented couple are shortly me frodueing their litle daughter, aged nine, to. tke Harbin publi.
Siberian Trains might be said that a Triple Easter holiday is taking place. School chitdren in some of the schools are not so pleased as they used to got holidays for all three festivals, whereas now fortnight's holiday covers the lot. Generally the river is open for Easter, but this year there is no chance the cold stil keeps the ice frm anc twill require a big change in the weather to see the navigation open before the end of April, very much later than usual. The shops are, however, already preparing for the holidays, Easter eggs being. seen in all the windows and the confectioners taking orders for the famous Russian cakes which are so popular amongst the Russians, The whole of next week will be observed by the Russian Jchurches in the usual manner of fast ing and prayer, concluding on Satuc-[day night, April 11, at midnight, when there will be procession round the Jchurches in all parts of the city, these being attended by every true old Russian citizen,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.