By Shanghai, Apr. 18.
Serious discussion of the present speculation on rooms and growth of prices continue to be contributed to Russian newspapers by social workers. Mr. Charles Metzler, Chairmar of the Russian Colony, has suggested that the Municipal authorities should tax to the highest limit private parties and real estate companies owning empty lots. He further sus ests that a company be formed for the construction of houses whose apartments could be bought outright by tenants, pointing out that when put into practice in St. Pelersburs this "system was most successful. Help inthe construction of such houses would have to be given by the Public Works Department. The price-norm could be agreed upon by the Consular Body while "action against speculative measures such as the demanding of "key-money" would necessarily be taken through the laws of Governments represented Shendrikom demands that court-faction be taken against speculators in rents. of rooms and" apartments, further suggesting that terms of ox: piration given by "final notices" be extended and that contracts be re-hewed with an increase in rent where circumstances really warrant it, other of Mr, Shendrikol's suggestions {is that the Chinese Court form a sspeelal department that would study cases involving tenants and land owners in minute detail, Refugees from Germany and Austria have attracted attention by the odd assortment of goods they Dung to light from their bags and bundles, yet this method of selling merchandise has been employed by rissian tradesmen for all the twenty years of their roving in foreign lands, TU was this form of trade that. laid the basis for the prosperity of Russians in Japan. Russians. travelled far into, the interior of China, and many, paid for their initiative' with their lives. In the Russian colony one may see one-man walking libraries, often containing new literary works, and although the colony also has no Jess than ten well-stocked library this itinerary variety does not sult {rom lack of custom, The report emanating from France and stating that Grand Duke Vlad mit, at present the. senior of the Romanoff Dynasty, has left for England where he will work in a factory in order to yet Mrst-hand knowledge on the life and labour-conditions of workmen, has been most favourably received "by the wider circles of Russians in Shanghai. The Grand Duke, however, is not interrupting hhis political activity, as reports Russia and the life of Russian emigres will be sent to him through= out his "stay "in England. Shortly prior (his departure the young Grand Duke received letters of felicitation from former Russian jurists and court officials, interest because it is signed by people of divergent political views who themselves note that the young pretender to the Russian Throne has smoothed political differences and now ad~ Aresses himself 0 the Russian people Harbin Institute Seventeen years have passed since the founding of the Harbin Russo-'Chinese Polytechnical Institute, the several hundred young engineers eadunted from this High Technical School more than one hundred. present live and. work in Shanghai. Today this institute Is no longer Russian. Tt was taken over byt Manchoukuo authorities and for umber of years the enrollment of srouing Russians ceased, OF the grad ates of this school, whi lost envelope. The owner was apparently so overcome with joy" at this miraculous restitution that he quickly ed from the precincts of the Cathedral, forgetting to thank the journalist and leaving the unanswered question of why anyone should venture take such a vast sum of money to the Easter service knowing of the great number of people that _are squeezed together inside and around the church on Easter Ni YMCA, Secretary The departure from Shanghai of Mr. Cliff W. Petitt, General Secretary of the Foreign Y.NLC.A, for his new post in New York, has drawn sincere regrets from Russian youths grouped around this organization, During his three-and-a-half years of work in Shanghai, Mr. Petitt has evinced a large measure of interest in the Russian colony. For the first time, representatives of the colony begin to take part in the administrative work of the Foreign YMCA. Taking into Account economic conditions in the colony, he effected, through the Board' of Trustees, specially low membership fees for Russian youths ith small salaries, who were thus enabled to use the organization's sports facilities. It may be truthfully said that he had a kind word for every Russian youth who came into his ofice, while for many he found employment himself.
Ataman Semenoff, one of the most well-known leaders of the White Movement in the Far East during the years 1918 to 1920" and. for many years a resident in Dairen, has Fendered Easter Greetings to Russian emigration through the press, in which he states his conviction' that the time is not far when Russians in foreign lands will be given an opportunity to serve their country together vein Russians at present "ving Russians in Far Fields Russians in Shanghai evince unabated interest in the fortunes their compatriots in other parts of China, the closest ties exist between Russians in Shanghai, Tientsin, in Hankow, in Tsingtao and in Peking. to say not Russian correspondents In all these cities Latest reports from Peiping tell that 400 Russians are at present living that city. Most of them have. satiefactory" positions, -some having their own business enterprises and some working in foreign firms, Although the social centre of the Peiping colony is the "Russ the "spiritual centre" is Russian Orthodox Mission headed by the popular Archbishop Victor. in other cities of China, Peiping's best hotels and restaurants employ Russian musicians, and there is even symphonic orchestra under the direction of Mr. Kupehinsky. A ber of Russians continue to work the Rockfellor Institute, which ix very popular among Russians of frail health.
Mrs. E. A. Slavina, who has lived in Japan for 20 years where she completely mastered the art of the faneient Japanese dance, is at present fin Shanghai together with her hus band, Me. Brown, who is an artist addition to learning Japanese horeopraphy, Mrs. Slavina-Brown studied the' ancient Chinese dance h the best instructors, and is at present preparing to give a recital order' to acquaint the pubic with both these arts. Tt may be mentioned hat for a whole month Mfrs. Slavina-Brown took lasso ancient Chinese daneing technique from the famous Mr. Mei Lan-fan. founded largely with the help of Mr.
Ostroumoff, then the Chinese Eastern Railway Aiving in Shanghai are attractively employed profession. At the sever Riversary of the founding Tnstitute a dinner was held in. the Arend ant, many speeches:
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