One of the most interesting features introduced by this journal to its readers is the column entitled "In the Russian Colony" which appears every Monday morning and has just celebrated its first birthday. It has proved so popular that it has produced two imitators and there is more than a gesture of flattery in the fact that it is often translated into Russian and published in the local Russian-language papers. Not only does it portray life and events in one of Shanghai's largest communities and eschews politics while presenting a national viewpoint for the benefit of other nationals who have watched with amazement and admiration the growth and transformation of this colony, but it serves as an extremely useful medium of information for the racial amalgam which has developed in Shanghai since the intermingling of the Russian with other communities. Marital ties have linked Russians with other nationals, and with the adoptability typically Russian one partner sinks individuality and national interests in the other maintaining slight connection with the original community. To a goodly number of Russians in Shanghai this column, although published in English, is the only remaining link with the Russian community and is the principal source of information. And as such the appreciation expressed has warranted its continuation. There is no magic in this state of affairs. It is merely another illustration of international Shanghai's capacity of absorption, which is a valuable quality in these difficult days.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.