The Chinese must play up their victory, and not be 80 lack adaisienl as far ay railway matters are concerned. The power of the Kencral manager must be curbed, and the railway directors get to work and not fight among them: selves. It is a ridiculous state of altairs seeing that the CER. pro= fesses to bea purely commercial concern, Without exaggeration there are several hundreds of ques= tions which are awaiting the Board for decision since nearly a year now The local White press is in sre lee about the seizure of chan paxne, wines and conserves of the best, French brands at the Workmen's House which is the Headquarters of the Union of Professional Workers. This took place when the raid was made on Sunday morning and the booty was found in the Committee Room, which was sumptuously furnished with easy chairs and sofas. It is evident that these Union leaders looked after "number one" in old Russian autocratic style, Yesterday the Police seated the premises of the Rabis, (the Union of Artistes) taking away with them the books, ete. It is only a fortnight ago that T wrote about this me stitution and what power it wielded over artistes theatrical and musical and how it sucked their blood out. It is a good thing that it is closed, and most of the 800 members who are in Harbin will rejoice at the fact, since they had to pay a membership fee of $2 month, and certain percentage of their salaries when they signed an agreement, be ing called upon to give "their services free whenever Rabis took it' into their heads to ive an entertainment under their own auspices.
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