Shung-hwang, are in the prime of life and are likely to hold high positions in the Government for many years to come, and more especially former, whose dent knowledge of Russian and English makes it sible for him lo converse freely ud read the press of Great Britain, America and Soviet Russia without requiring any translator, one of his Fegular customs being to look over the headings of all the articles in the Papers which he daily receives, from Which he is able to collect his summary of nows, which probably no' other minister of the Manchoukuo Government is able to do.
Tt was through his tact and discretion that the Habsrovsk protocol was signed, sellling the differences between China and Soviet Russia December, 1929, and it was this tact that caused him to be selected President of the Chinese Eastern Railway during the troublous last] three years of lls existence under the combined management of Manchoukuo and Soviet Russia.
Following the above changes comes the news of the appointment of Mr. Shih Lui-pen to be Mayor of Harbin, fan appointment which will please: the foreign residents as Mr. Shih has. been the Harbin representative of the' Foreign Ministry of Manchoukuo for two yours and is, therefore, in contact with the foreign consular body and having resided in Japan for some time, haz also a good knowledge of English.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.