In Shanghai, of course, Radonitza has lost, much of its colourtulness, Here there is no one main Russian cemetery with a Russian church (as in Harbin) where on a. Spring day, crowds drift with their little bundles: Here there are no aged, long-bearded Russian beggars who form a solemn me, twordeep, along the alley leading, to the church, Here no feasts are held -over graves in memory of the dead—here all that Russians do on this day go to the cemeteries, and hold a short mass, This was done last Tuesday in Bubbling Well Cemetery, where there is a common grave for the Russian soldiers" and officers who during the Russo-Japanese war, died in Shang-hal, and where in the section near est' Avene Foch there are already many graves of well-known and respected Russian residents of the past; in Gungjao Cemetery; in the cemetery at Lo Ka Wel, where the number of Russian gray the number of non-Russi ud, nally, in Ziceawel Cemetery where the poorest, often destitute fare buried. 'The priests of churches, were' gathered the cemeteries; and Bishop John, after conducting the service over the Soldiers" and oticers" grave in Bub: bling" Well Cemetery, remained for especially tong time in the ceme~ fery"of the poor at Ziecawel, 'AN' through the day" cemeteries were fied with Russians. usslans have "a profound feeling for the feerer botuty of Death. "A "Russian ig-dead. "Women (necessarily. wom en) make the final. ablutions the Body, for it is" a woman' who brings a human being to life, and her hands must therefore wash him and put him" (0 rest. A-nun is summoned to the colin and reads continuously Cespectally at night) the psalms of David, the favourite book of the Russians. The. church. sends {fo the house of the dead a pall of gold brocade, a special heavy kind material" which is. worr, by. the priests only during the service," The ead body in the coffin is covered by this sacred cloth, us by a priestly chasuble. Tall" waxen candies ore Kept birning by the side of. the coffin "in. silver " candlesticks Peculiar "form, also sent from the Shure. No" ordinary candlesticks can be used for this purpose, "Three fundies are burned, and their light fud the reading of the Psalms make appear, especially at night, that temporary "church had been created around the departed, SORE Meeting sanatives of all organizations which 'A general, meeting of the
form SORE was held recently. Mfr Tsao, "representative of the local branch of the Kuomintang. was also present. Gen, FI. Glebot, the Shalrman of SORE, noted in his add ress that up to March 1, 1937, SORE had registered 15,83 emigrants and issued 7,400 documents. It was unan=
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