Tuchun Wu recently passed through Harbin on way to] Mukden, "and this time his request for a special train from, Tsitsihar was at once complied ith, He made a brief stop over at Harbin and was met at the station by lending Chinese: and Soviet officials—including Grandt, the U.S. S. R, Consul, General, and the Russia Railway Directors, The only absentee, was Comrade Ivanoff. By the fame train Ostroumoft returned, from Tsitsihar. The former, general manager of the C. E.R. has been appointed Chief Teehnical Adviser to the—Heilungkiang' Tuchun and will no doubt - direct Aigun is to be the building of the new. Harbin-started in the spring, Tuchun, Wa again has tendered his resignation to Marshal Chang, but!
is hardly "likely to be ace cepted and he no doubt will be induced to keep his office which "he has held for so long.
Recently there have been quite a number of dismissals of—Rus in both the town and railway Police, the veal reason being that the Chinese authorities want cut down expenses, neither of these institutions having actually enough Money to carry on properly. This great pity, especially as the dis. missed men are well experienced and have been for years in the service. When General Wen was! chief of both police.he fought all the time to have an adequate sum allotted, so that he might have an efficient' force and he succeeded his object, but eventually forced to' capitulate—and res because the forces against him were too strong. If the _present wort of thing continues muck mor shall have crime rampant agai and criminals flocking. to Harbi whilst corruption will be on tae increase. It is truly a sorry state of affairs. Reforms and more funds are indispensible and. this should have the earnest consideration of public men as well as the higher authorities,
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