The Archive · 1934

Saddest News in Tem Years

'A prominent Russian declared th the news was the saddest he had heard since he had run away from Russia over ten years ayo. He had little fany hope of getting a job of any kind fon the railway. and he considered that on the transfer of the railway; there would be no work of any kind for the White Russian population. Ho stated that the Soviet citizens had their homes in Russia to go to and in cases would be glad to get back to their own country, but the unfortunate Russian emigrant could not go back to his native land because hho could not get permission to do #0, while there was h edly any place in the world which cared to accept a foreigner into this labour market the present moment. 'There are hundreds of thousands of Japanese who want jobs in the new State, and they' would have a preference over Russians for all vacancies, so that the prospects for the emigrant are worse than for any other foreigner resident Manchuria, Sungkiang, Ku, Sept. 27.

Since the opening of the motor road from here to Shanghai, Sungkiang has been fut on the map. snow only a. pleasant afternoon Jarive down here, and many people Javail themselves of the opportunity on week-ends.

Now another and shorter road to [Shanghai is proposed and will be a fact in the not distant future. Tt will Jpass Siking, Chipao and on by the Hungjao Aerodrome into Shanghai. T understand that work has already feegun.on it. Sungkiang will soon be Jo suburb of Shanghai, and people will save the stuffiness and capense of a big city by living here and driving to their businesses every morning.

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