This will be an eventful month for foreign schools in Harbin, as with the new government regula~ Yions coming Into force some of Gem are facing reform and some complete extinction. The latter fate reserved for the majority of Rus lan schools here, who are no longer allowed to accept new pupils and Whose number, by the time the present term comes to an end, will lessened from about 20 to about Private schools founded by Europeans or Americans must, the regulations state, close immediately, extraterritoriality rights do not exist in Manchoukuo, This state. ment, however, paints the picture darker than -elreumstances warrant, for the regulations continue to say that on interceding these schools will be allowed. to exist until the fend of the teaching term. If they Intereede once again at the end of that time they will be allowed to continue as before, providing the peoples of Manchoukuo (Manchu-fans, Japanese, Koreans, Russians and a few others) are not repre. sented among their students and their teaching does not conflict with the principles of the government. Among the schools affected by the above. regulation are: the YMCA. Institute, the English School, the British School, the Catholic Girls' Convent, the Hindenburg Schule and the Polish School.
problem that is a source of worry fo many governments to-day is facing the Russian community in Harbin—that of a decreasing birth-tate. "Ifa graph were drawn of the Humber of marriages that occurred In that community during the past few years the line plotted would slope steadily downwards and of ato would give a sharp drop—a fact Which is observed with especial gloom as this is held to be the mar-Fage season. 'The old-timers are complaining that the "modern views" youth holds on marriage—that the longer that step is put off' the belter—are to blame for this. Gistressing condition; but the actual yeason probably Is, that surrounded by such economic uncertainty young people hesitate to test the truth of the adage that two can live as From now on persons indulging in "rebellious propaganda" by literature, cartoons or speeches, may be con-Jdemned to death.
"This law is included in a Ust of] Inow offences for which the death penalty or ife imprisonment may be enforced, just issued by the Peiping Ministry of Justice, The lst provides for death or life imprisonment sentences In cases of: Disturbance of ice and order; engaging in espion-activities; instigating servicemen, or milliary secrets to rebels; and adopting measures to disrupt com-
This list is entitled "Regulations Governing Acts Endarigering the Safety of the Republic." It is stated {that sentences will be reduced on offenders. who surrender themselves to the Government—Reuter.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.