Notwithstanding the peculiar re-Jations Which at present, exist on the railway between the Soviet and Manchoukuo sides, the preparations for the celebration on November 7 fare on a grand scale. All day to day "workmen have been busy recting great, red five-cornered stars on the railway station, the railway offices and other railway buildings in the city, all of whicl will be illuminated to-morrow evening, on the eve of the holiday.
fork in all the offices stops at Bm, tomorrow as the whole of the. joylet citizens will be attending meetings in the evenings at the railway clubs and other places specially engaged for this purpose. 'A reception will be given by thi Soviet Consul-General, Mr, Slavutsky, which, will' be attended the entire Consular Body, al Yocal officials ay well ax by many men of prominence in the ity, financial, "commercial,—industrial,
possible attempt at interference the press, ete, To! avoid any with the Soviet meetings, special police will be stationed at all the buildings. This year some of the Tnrgest' stores which never closed before on. the Soviet holiday, are closing, Principally on the grounds that in' the absence of Soviet citizens, there are hardly any buyers.
Outery Against Bleetricity Charges 'There is a very considerable out ery against, the. increase in the pile of electricity by about 45 per Pent, some. of the' local papers writing Tending articles on the matter. Several of the commercial focleties have also entered protests against. the mudden increase in rates, which wag done without a moments" Warning. There is. als very, much outery against the telephone, which hag, been, "working very badly. lately. The management Mate that it is owing to the addition of 1,000 new numbers, but this hardly seems to be a sound reason, The "telephone" bell" vin all times of the day and night and when the subscriber takes up his Yecelver, all he hears is a, buzzing noise. Apparently" the. star" are not accustomed to the automatic these "Manchoukuo guards who are supposed" to, be protecting, the public, must be put an end to. Ts. rather peculiar that a semi official organ should write in such strain Tegarding its own. people, though the paper is Russian and the entire staff are Russians, either emigrants or Manchoukus citizens,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.