Harbin, Sept. 30.
For some time past the railway! authorities have been very busy establishing what are called railway protective villages along the Hsinking-Harbin and Harbin-Suifenho Lines, these villages being inhabited by trustworthy people and having arms to be used in the event of Dandlts making their appearance in the vicinity. "Many of the Korean emigrants who arrived recently in Mamehoukuo are residing in these villages. It has been decided algo to organize similar settlements along the railway line from Harbin to Manchu and for this purpose preliminary negotiations have been conducted. at Antal, Angangchi, Hailar and Man-hull." It is proposed to divide the whole of this area into tve joint and thirty-six separate districts, in which 188" protective villages" will be established. The work connected with the erection of living quarters and organization of these villages! should be completed within 30. days. Then all_ of the former Chinese Eastern Railway will be protected by a string of villages very different t0 those which existed before in which bandits were able to find refuge and live as peaceful citizens, only, waiting for a chance to come out in their true guise, The Manchuria Electric Company has opened an exhibition of Electric equipment, including the latest systems of cooking and heating. For ordinary trio lighting the charge is now seventeen fen per kilowatt but it 0 meter is installed for cooking and cheating, the charge is only six fen per Kilowatt, 'The Company possess two electric' stations In Harbin and can supply double the electric energy now used,
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