The Archive · 1930

Protection Against Robbers

'A Russian woman living in one of Harbin's suburbs happened to stumble whilst walking home and putting cut her hands to save herself she knocked up against 2 live wire which laid her out insensible. The live wire was attached to a high fence surrroanding the garden of a Russian resident, who being afraid of thieves and robbers: had taken special precautions from being: able to get into his property.

ides the high-boarded fence the had dug a deep moat ide of the fence it placed barbed wire, some half a dozen degs, A good deal of petty thieving goes on in this suburb, and there have also been instances where small gangs of hunghutze have made raids. All without exception, Keep clear of this "fortress,"

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