There have been compensations. Mosquitoes. are missing and American tourists have been heard in the bar of the Yamato Hotel. During the Summer a great majority of passport visas issued have been those Americans. The current report from the Manchoukuo Foreign Office shows that British though 28 per cent. Jess than in the proceeding month, outnumbered every other nationality Inthe list, of those who paid for visas.
There have been changes in the personnel of the local community due to normal replacements, Mr. F-E.T. Marshall returned to Shanghai after the arrival of Mr. K. C. Ramsden and family, Mr. G. S. M. Lister is releaving Me. C.D, Hobson. Mr. E, F. Bolitho soon is to hand over his work to Mr. John Gilliam. Among the shower of "PP.C." cards, there are Several names which mark the shrinking of the foreign community. Mr. Arthur Foster-Kemp, energetic honorary secretary of the Club, may be listed as a casualty in the' "Oil War," while the retirement of Dr. Werner Ulrich, prominent Rotarian and for over eight years physician and surgeon in the foreign community, who regretfully abandons his Practice here, is perhaps because of the economic' depression, or perhaps because of Mukden's disgustingly healthy climate, hey Come and They Go Yet the Mukden Club still lists 77 members, only one third less than the highest in pre-incident era. The detailed analysis of the passport figures Indicates certain trends among the classes of foreigners who have entered Manchoukuo during the past months, Recently a new draft of soldiers were sent to "Hualking, who. made their headquarters within. the ety wall, Their special mission is to dea! with the serious bandit situation, Several raids were made in daytime againat bandits centres." Tu each case he coming of the soldiers was known before hand and only. a few minor Hitvat were gathered in, Bandits on the Mo The bandit leaders moved els where and stil are safe to carry on their raids. "Usually these are made during the night when the. soldiers fare asleep within the city wall. 'The Wiliagers have to entertain the soldiers When they visit their village during the daytime and still are a prey the robbers and bandits at night. The policy. of the Paoontul and' the oldiers seems quite innocuous s0 for the bandits are concerned and (he Forty-four nationalities are represented in the list, Chinese and Japanese being omitted as visas as are not required of them. German, Lithuanian, Swiss, Danish and Trish show steady gains, while Amrican, Roumanian and Persian numbers register steady decreases.
Among occupations listed, housekeepers with large, steady gains have forged into first place; businessmen, engineers, diplomats and journalists show consistent gains.
Occupations which register a steady decline are led by "Unemployed": Teachers, military officers, bank em-Ployees, officials of the Ussuri Railway and "others" coming under the some category.
The International Women's Club held an open meeting on Hallowe'en at the German Club. Each member was allowed to bring a guest and mere males were admitted. After the The new cultural movements and the reconafruction efforts es yet have Brought but slight relief, because of lack of sustained. effort and. a, programme to cover @ number of years very delicious buffet dinner had been disposed of, a large number of games] appropriate to the night eliminated any pretence at dignity which the guests may have contemplated.
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