In spite of present conditions, of the increased price of paper and the disruption of postal service with Europe, the second number of the hi-monthly magazine "C Annals" has just come reek proso in its customary size of 320 pages. Among its large articles is the new work of the famous author D. S. Merejkawski, "The Life of Dante. There is a long article devoted to Soviet literature, much attention is given to the Far Eastern problem, and Mr. B. V, Ostroumoff, former manager of the Chinese Eastern Rail-"way, has contributed an article entitled "China; Growth of her National Strength and Development of her Railway:
Nurses' Schooling The French, Professional School for women and girls, which was founded by "The Shanghai Zaria," has resumed among other courses its course for nurses. The serious basis upon which the lessons are founded makes it possible to produce nurses trained mot only theoretically but practically as well; and what perhaps best illustrates this is the fact that all who took the Nurses' Course lest spring have found good positions. At the head of the School's Board ere Dr. G. Rabaute, Dr. A. V. Tane, chairman of the Russian Medical Society) Dr. D. F. Kasgkoff, and others, Sokol Again Active Ever since the beginning of the disturbances the sporting and theatrical life of the Russian Youth's
torpor. Many of the club's members dawodatop Sokol. has fallen mis enrolled"in the Russian Regiment of the S. V.C. and into the newly-formed Second Detachment of the Auxiliary Agents of the French Police, while its premises were given over gratis to Russian refugees from Wayside and Yangtszepoo. These moved in by whole families, and in addition the Sokol Club served as shelter for ten or so Chinese refugees. At the beginning of the current month, however, the board of directors decided to resume the sporting and educational activities of the Association, and as the majority of refugees have by this time found other lodgings, the gymnasium is once more being used for training on the parallel bars and other apparatus, for boxing, volley ball, basket ball and other forms of indoor sport. The library, increased by many new books, is once more functioning, while the theatrical section, which gave a series of very successful performances last year, is renewing its stage requisite and painting new scenery. Lectures and debates will be resumed in November, and some of the best lecturers in the colony have agreed to take part. Many of the club's members have, it is true, been deprived of their earnings by the present conditions, but there is stil every reason to believe that the membership of this very necessary youth's organization will not droop in numbers, Musicians Hard Hit The events of the past two months have reacted very painfully on the position of Russian musicians. Many entertainment establishments—such as cabarets, dancing halls, restaurants—in which they worked have closed down. and as no one knows when they will reopen, musicians look forward to a very dismal future. Winter is fast approaching; those with families must think of winter clothing, of coal; prices are meanwhile rising. Many of these jobless Russian musicians are men of talent and high qualifications, and among them the idea has been born to unite, form a trade union and with joined forces seek employment and battle with need, Workmen's Problem As everyone knows Russians are being at present hired for the transportation of goods from those districts of Shanghai which are occupied by Japanese troops and where Chinese are not allowed. But unfortunately the actual hiring of this manpower is sometimes done by individuals who reap large profits from the deal. Many firms assign $7 or $8 or even $10 a day per man, but the workmen themselves receive only as little as $4 or even $3 each for work which often entails great personal danger, while the rest of the money goes into the pockets of those astute People who adroitly profit on the exploitation of human labour. In order to protect their interests Russian workmen are thinking of appealing to the Municipal authorities.
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