Young Russians have been warned that they must on no account leave Manchoukuo, and if anyone applies for a visa to travel south, he is suspected of ulterior motives. Quite number succeeded in getting away under the protext that they were going to Mukden on business, and from there managed to get into China. On' the other hand certain White Russians in the service of the Jap-' janese Gendarmerie are permitted to go to Shanghai and other cities to} Secure information which might be of use to their employers. Tt is said that some are given sufficient funds to open cafes or barber shops so that they may hear what people say.
'The importation of soya beans in to Germany' in 1996 Is reported to have decreased to 450,000 tons. This is less than a half of the average export in a normal year. Since October Germany's bean imports from Manchoukuo declined sharply month after month to only 200 tons in December.
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