According to latest statistics the population of Harbin has. increased very considerably during the past seven years, the increase between the years 1928 and 1934 exceeding 100,000
In 1928 Harbin had 301,928 inhabi tants, of which 238,776 were Chinese, 82284 Russian emigrants and other forelmers, 2.300 Soviet, cles, and 75 Japanese. In 1932 the figures ove t0 407,07 of which 257.585 were Manchu citizens, 39,814 Russian and other foreigners, 24216 Soviet itt zens and 6,358 Japanese.
1093 these figures further in" greased to 380,110, 300.276, 45.130, 23,617, and 7,078, respectively.
The new census of the city of Harbin Is to be taken in December of this year, but meanwhile the estimated population is placed 428,982, of which 350,398 are Manchu citizens, 96,522 Russian emigrants, and other foreigners, 22,504 Soviet citizens and 9248 Japanese, From the above figures it will be noticed that the Soviet citizens have been decreasing steadily every ye partly due to some of them chang: ing back to Russian emigrants, and partly to the fact that many Soviet citizens have returned to their own country, for good. (On the other hand, the number of Japane sub-Sects" hai almost trebled during the and as Japanese and steadily increasing, the number will probably exceed 10,000 is rate of progress, Harbin population of more than half a million by the end of 1935, and thus kas the largest which is, however, in the Kuantung Leased Territory. toms it will be found that passeners, luggage and goods sent by fast trains gave 526,000 gold roubles, this being $5,000 gold roubles more than in 1993, while the goods traffic showed a reduction of 1,067,000 gold roubles.
Taking into account that the budget estimate for the first half of the year was placed Foubles, the finance considered as Jar from satisfactory, as the actual results are 4,000,000 short of the estimates, but if the second half of the year will give larger traffic m goods, it is possible that the eslimatea Budget for the! whole twelve month swill reach the figure worked out in the budget for 1094.
The number of railway servants 1s at present reckoned at 14,948 of which 5,942 are Soviet citizens, £622 Manchu, and 381 citizens of" Man-coliuria, but originally of Russian nationality.
'There is a strong inclination on the part of many of the Soviet railway servants to resign and leave for Russia, many having not seen their native' land for many years, but the railway management are averse to the staff Teaving at the present moment, considering that they should remain at their posts until the sale of the railway is fully completed.
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