To the Editor of tne "Nortw-Cutwa Dairy News'
Smm—Will you kindly allow me some' space in your respected paper in connection with "The Birth of article by W. J. which appeared in the sue of the Sth inst.
article u.ivined many inaccuracies and grave mistakes, His second wife was the developing English-Russian trade. princess Maria, Though Ivan the Terrible received no regular education, he, contrary to what Mr. W. J. Passingham say: was a brilliant writer and orator in his day. His public addresses. and his works, notably correspondence with a hostile emigrant. Prince ALM. Koorbsky, with the Belozersky Monastery, and with the King of Poland, prove his sharp wits and talent.
Many historians, as Kostomaroff, Kiiuchevsky, Karamsin, and Sol jeff, find no excuses for the Tsar's Atrocities, but some (E. Beloft, Bestoozhett-Riumin, C. Platonof!} at least give reasons and explanations. "They assert, that the ultimate parpose of the Tsar was to deracinate the remains of feudalism and to Weaken provincial lords for the sake of Rass He has succeeded in it, and the that™ he persecuted ' mostly nobility gives a strong support {0 such a theory.
Confronted by, unusual handle and hardships daring all her history, Russia still succeeded in the 18th' and 19th centuries in occupying most prominent position in' the concert of great powers, Her {riomphs were noteable of, only} battlefields, but as well in all branches of sel and att. rector and champion Russia has alway
peoples; she was fit to" abolish Expat punishment; and. all torious agree, that her new laws most, liberal and humane world.
Still, it is a true and sad fact, that the history of Russia in cruelty, inhuman outrages, suffering. I fully endorse closing paragraph of Mr, Passing-ham's article, but only wish to remind him about the main reason, coi Which kept Russia's civilisation behind the time and played havoc with her destinies: Russia for several hundred years endored and repulsed the fearful invasions of the terrible concerning not only, isa Ivan Serine on oe to men Hoe Mongol hordes, and with her own the has paid for the safety and culture of the Western Europe. carry more weight in the country then Government ancial depart ments; including" the Mints. This indicated by the fact that small of paper issued by ang, oF [of the banking institutions, Tearing the impress of "20 cents" and "10 cents; are considered by Such banks and other financial in~ Stitations to be more value than iver coins of the same Dressed token value, manufactured fand Issued by the Government and 13 mints, How many such "scraps of paper could be manafactared at the cost of manufacturing either of these denominations in silver in Government controlled and Government-directed Mint, Tt is an absolute and deliberate Insult to the Government £7r institu tions. outside the Government to flaunt in the face of the said Government such scraps of paper at fates higher than such Institute put on the face value of Govern: mentminted coins. There can question but. that the Government, as a Government, has. an 1 absolute right to take drastic action if against any and all parties deli berately, depreciating the said Government's reputation by treating coinage ware. then mere ted "scraps of paper.
Cuamas R. Macuine. Shanghai, Oct, 21, September was remarkably good, and although among foreigners the general incidence of notifiable dis-teases showed a slight. increase over last month, there is nothing of outstanding importance to record, Vital Statistics,—The foreign death-rate was 808 per milo (against 1543 during August), which is @ remarkably low figure, and which to a certain extent may be due to the absence of a considerable proportion of the population on vacation A death-rate of 13.66 per mille among the Chinese community also showed a slight decrease, though it was considerably higher than in September, 1092 (10.44).
Communicable Diseases-—Cholera remained absent, and the possibility of an outbreak this year may now be considered extremely remote, Laboratories.
Of the 1,730 specimens examined, 835 were for amoebic and/or bacil= lary dysentery. Miscellaneous examinations included 36 sampi of Shanghai Waterworks water, samples of milk, and 32 samples of fee cream, AntiRabie Institute—Seventy-
To the Editor of the wNonTH-Ciina Dairy News!
Mr. Charles R. Maguire's indignation is worthy of a better cause. five persons, including 14 from out ports, culled for advice, cauteriznjon and/or treatment, and in 66 cases xeatment was advised. Of this mumber 16 received full trent-hich The ten and twenty cents notes to ment, 23 precautionary refers ref in 17 treatment are issued not ty and in 17 cates patients failed to CAN. Oe alt of the banking Insita complete the treatment recom largest Chinese banks, whose "pro- mended. mise to pay" is considered good
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