The Archive · 1932

Scene in Cabaret

Revolver Shot as Alleged Sequel to the Throwing of Corks 'OM OvR OWN ContesroxoeNT

Harbin, Nov. 26. the main streets where Japanese Harbin cabarets have got a name are loudly calling their "wares, for running risque shows "and endeavouring to sell them to the ing open till" the following passer-by. This is particularly the ig, some of the visitors have case with cheap jewellery, fountain dug their breakfasts there on Sun-pens and low grade textiles. bed, That it ie 2e'Jom "that such:

mornings before going home to outery" against mping of few years ago there was a great cexelting scone occurs as that Soviet goods, but as the chervonetz Which, was seen here a few days double in Harbin was far below the Ago. The cabaret involved was "New Pantasia™ which has lately quotation in Soviet Russi the Soviet were actually making a been opened owing to the Japanese profit on. their manufactures taking over the old. "Wantasia" [they were getting real currency for for themscves: "On this particular their wares evening the general manager of In the ease of Japanese goods, German Asiatic Ca,, a young Ger-however, there is a regular market, man aged 36, named' Caxt Sann with for yen currency, consequently such his" friend, "Count, Ukhtemsky, a Jcheap sales can only be classed as Teporter on the' Japanese. owned dumping, According to many mer Russian paper" "Harbin Times,"

Jchants, the Japanese manufactures visited the "place and. invited one are brought into Harbin. without of the Russian waitresses to sit at having paid duty of any kind, thas their table, Shortly afterwards an-making it possible for them to sell other party arrived, amongst at such cheap prices, but. if this whom was a young Russian named ig the ease, what profit will Man-Berkovich, "The might went with Jchukuo have from so much foreign swing, but somewhere about.' a.m. material being brought in without a revolver shot "rang through the hiving any profit to the govern-rear "dancing hall and Beskovich fell, with a bulletin his left side.

'That there is truth in the state-'The police were called at once and ment is proved by the fact that the German' Sann is alleged to have German manufactures can be stated that he had fied the shot bought from Japanese firms at al-the box in which Berkovich was most half. the price at which the sitting because so many. corks had went of the German manufacturer been thrown down at him and his can sell them. This may be friend from that box. The German more refused to to the Police station th but said that he could be found through the Consulate Young ths Berkovich was not severely wound~|2 have been imported fed, the doctors at th manner, though nating the bullet hat which he was at once jurally it matters little to the wi serious injury. passed out British or German manufacturer how his goods get into the country hag melted all the ice in the river, The extraordinary warm weather as long as he makes the sale. For this very reason there is not much and crossing is being made by boats complaint regarding dumping as it again, Such warm weather has is being worked ina special man-never been experienced in Harbin er. Chinese manufactures are los-before at the end of November ind ing the Harbin market as they have it is not at_ all healthy, as there pay duty into Manchukuo and fare sudden changes from frost at jate, therefore, too dear. All Chin-night to warm winds and bright sun in the daytime. For three dai exe goods are being replaced by Jaabou sort of warm cyclone has been

languor, in its train., There are which seemed to Dung heavy many who think that the floods hav had some influence on the climate

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