Increase in the Handling of Goods Traffic Harbin, Mar. 21.
During the first five months of Saturday, March 5, witnessed one local merchants who are Soviet citi-of the most enthusiastic popular re-zens will, in future, have to pay! ception to Chowtsun district forms nex: Joicings perhaps ever known in this from $250 to $750 for their Soviet Secording to "your correspond city. The reason was the great Passports, victory reported to have been won At is stated that the pass pact fee This town was thronged with ecant fave kev the Old China New Yet by the, Chinese army. Set on foot will be based on the turnover of people each day until the 8th of the by the mayor on orders, it is said, the merchant's business and will be Ist. moon, when business was re-from, Hangchow, the celebrations chargeable in chervonez, but pay-' were full Heartedly entered into by fable in dollars or yen, at' the official SPebruary, hes been aul month but to-day, there is a february has been qui the populace. Flags, were hung U.S.S.R. rate of exchange. from nearly every shop, and the Recently dri important Soviet off [south wind and a few excited insects throngs on the. streets all wore an cial arrived here from Moscow, and fare on the move. Rain will soon be air of unusual holiday joy. has been attached to the Chinese badly' needed, In the afternoon people, reported Eastern Railway. This official, it Daring the last year much to number over 15,000, gathered in is stated, has received strict,'intions county been done to quicken communica-the Public Recreation 'Ground to structions' to sift. the "u1 in Shantung. All listen, to fervid: patriotic speeches from the "reliables' ud and to shout their hurrahs. fand it is thought tha: this sifting the evening a truly splendid will affect about 500 railway em-Jantorn parade was held, gatherployees, including many ing first in the Recreation Ground loceupying important positi and then marching through the fare, of course, many Soviet ita'lwa: Principal. streets. "The thousands employees who have no warm feel-DRA at one of marchers with their coloured ings for the U.S.S.R. and who lanterns and" thei multifarious known, would not estumn to Teus-Seeucey of aero Stared tte ME She luminated transparencies furnish-in if they were instructed to do meee al a ae Sat appearance quite worthy of genuine victory. is understood that the intention No' one seemed to know much is now to discharge these men and about the genuineness of the vie-According to report, "reliable" yung tory, but lack of confirmation was zien are arriving daily from U.S$ of mo importance. to replace the employees who are estate mi alit tar happy to believe in because of the preceding depression stated that the Japan-se and gloom that had come from authorities are rather concerned, coals te OS a news of the retreat of an about the quantity of anti-Japanese my nti a Se Sone that the people has ome to believe terature—newspapers and leaflets Seema te aad But mow that "army printed in Chinese, which is being back and retreat had handled by the local post office. ieee" Beanie Pat ry. Thousands of the Mar. 21.
Rext place of call in the hope that] been killed, including: In accordance with the agreement recently reached between the dele-colleague's example. had been retaken; Chenju had been gates of the ex-employees and the ARNEE SO atte hen Chapei had been re-resident and vice-president of the ha wupled;' and the Japanese wore railway, the Chinese Eastern Rail-being attacked in Hongkew. Many Way has now commenced to pay to of them in retreat had attempted all ex-employees G.Rs, 150.—Reuter, {pieces ela me cps to enter the settlement south of test Sy ge" Soochow Creek where they. had evening I got home to find my wife giving first aid to an injured wo-been repulsed by British soldiers.
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