The amnesty has so far rel '71 prisoners: of all kinds anda: these men hi ig to-do, the public are nervous that there may be more robberies than there have eon, though the police are taking every precaution necessary. [ow ever, @ couple of days ago, three armed Russians, Ww Diack masks, stopped the manager of a large exchange shop ax hie was coming out of his door in the even: ing forced him back inside the shop, and there robbed him of $2,000 ther elting away. "By the tine that the police were calfed up, the rob: bers had got clear and riy sign of them, could be found. atv. Shicrel de Florance, who was eaptired last year and had to pay a heavy ransom to get free, has now come back to Harbin from Tientsin, being con-Vineed that he is safe from further attempts to kidnap him, but the release of so many criminals is making him anxious too Camera and Press Men Quite a number. of camera and pres, men have Been in Harbin dure Ing the past few days, having come here from' Changchun there they have been for the coronation. Somme of the former are stay here for p, some time for the purpose of takin pictures of Harbin and life in this ity. With the. constantly: increas:
number of Jaganese, the streets of Harbin now present a very ani mated appearance with" Japanese, Chinese, Hussians, and a sprinkling of other national, while the fags of various countries are to be seen Aoating over many of the buildings and are also to, be seen on eats and motor ears. There is probably sity in the avorld where so many sity, as every foreigner puts out foreign flags can be seen ax in this his fag to show what national he pot, March 1 the Jardine Engineer-ration gave notice that the ole of is busmans had been trans ern 1e Swiss firm of Bryner Ca., and as Jardine, Matheson €o. haul closed carlier, all the Fardine undertakings have now cleared out of Harbin, Several insurance offices have closed their own branches anu have handed over' their' local bu: ness to agents, finding it unproftable to key up a branch establishment of their' own, On the other hand, two or three new British firm have started business here, but these are not 90 ported that he was a prominent man in the distribution of communist Mterature, Living Torch A young Russian girl about ten ing] years of age, while visiting some friends yesterday, in some manner got her dress on' fire, and as. this dress was of artificial silk, it blazed up at once. The elders who were in the room tried to toar the jelothes off and in doing so, were very severely burnt, Tt was" some time before doctor could be got to. the house, the girl suffering agon! 'Though there is have for her life, it will take' burns heal and
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