Those acquainted with Harbin know that for many years there has been a motor car service, which gave a living to Russian chauffeurs, many of them purchasing cars on the instalment plan, some paying cash. These carried passengers. on regular routes fat a fare about double that of the tramway and, as the service was quick and cheap, there were always Plenty of passengers.
The Japanese police recently considered it necessary to inform owners of these cars that an examination would be made of such vehicles and that those which were considered too old or unsuitable, would have their Heences cancelled, As a result of this new order, fully 180 per cent, of the cars owned by Russian chauffeurs were condemned and licences refused. Consequently, the unfortunate Russians were lei without means of livelihood. To Te-place them, the Japanese have placed ]a_ number of new Japanese cars the streets, all of which naturalls fare operated by Japanese citizens and Ino Russian Is permitted to secure such Thus little by little, Russians are being removed from employment and within a couple of years, Harbin will be a purely Japanese town with only the slightest sprinkling of for~ Jeigners. The ones who will suffer are undoubtedly the White Russians, who {in 1931 hailed the advent of the Japanese with such enthusiasm.
For the gallant defense of Ming-{heir foreign news, and therefore the listen, Gen. Chiang Kai-shek, has attitude of the censors towards there granted another reward of $10,000 apers is of considerable interest, A the garrison—Central News, berth-bound raveller. has' been pers lexed to note thata Shanghat paper Lingtao Relieved of an issue from "which a' small amount was deleted by the censor in Sian, Sept. 20.
Dairen, was delivered intact at The siege of Lingtao, an important Muleden, and the same issue slashed city in southern Kansu, by Commun-ribbons by the cantor at Harbin. tst bandits has been raised following Papers printed in. Japan" which the arrival of Government reinforce-arrive here frequently have articles ments. Lingtao, which was defended cut from them. 'This applies. par= by a very small force of Government Wcularly' to copies offered for public troops, was in imminent danger -of sale, as copies addressed to. private being captured by the Red marauder individuals are usually unmolested, ers, who occupied all the blockhouses "Harbin entire copies of many surrounding the city and cut off all issues have been confiscated, Papers communications. Only the timely printed in the Chinese language and arrival of reinforcements saved the Published within the Great Wall are city—Central News, seldom seen here, though at least tone mission state that they are permitted to receive their "Chinese magazine and. distribute it among
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.