On wharves Russians now supervite loading and unloading. Others supervise the building of houses. Before the local hostilities very few Russians did either. During the past few weeks dozens of Russians were aken on by the Municipalities; one newly organized department of the Municipality alone took on ten. True, they will be included in the yearly budget only after New Year, but heir positions are permanent and will draw good pay.
'Then, according to this survey, over 150 young men have of late' been taken into the Russian Volunteer Re-ments or have been hired as body-nards, It must also be noted that large number of small. concerns Such "as restaurants, gastronomical stores and workshops have sprung: up, in the Hongkew and Wayside flistriets. "Also, "Russians are most ative in a sphere of commerce to which they are wholly new—the elling of bricks. Regions which a year ago were scenes of battle are today "sites of half-ruined brick houses, "Some time ago a number of werprising Russians offered to purchase these ruins from their owners, who, of course, readily agreed, 'Then these astute Russians accepted orders for bricks, both whole and. broken, id Yoday' they have more business {han they can. manage, Each week building increases in both the Settlement and the Concession, and many brick factories have discontinued production, bricks are in avy demand, Name Day.
Friday, September 30 is among Russians' a day aswell known as Christmas or the frst day of Russian aster. "On this day the church honours the memory" of the four Hints Vera (Faith), Nadezhda (ope), Luboy (Love) and Sofia (Wisdom), chose names are the most popular ones in the language among Russian women, On this day there is hardly A hguschold where someone does not elabrate her name's day, and does of receive presents—however small flowers, chocolates, cakes and such. Acquaintances deem it their duty to visit her, and on this day the colony seems to re-live the first day of Easter, when, as it is known, everyone visits everyone else. On this day Russian shops make excel-Tent business, especially those dealing in jewellery, confectionery and flowers. As this year the Day of 'Vera, Nadezhda, Lubov and Sofia coincided with the reaching of an agreement between the Big Four in Munich, glasses were filled with special joy' and speeches predicted future peace and welfare.
Bishop Victor Elevated Bishop Victor, head of the Orthodox Mission in Peiping, celebrated his "Angel's Day" last Thursday. 'Though the occasion is always noted by the local clergy, this year their celebrations were especially signif ant as news have just currie to hand that the Bishoos' Conclave in Be'grade have elevated Bishop Victor to the ofice of Archbishop. A. special ser-view was held in the Russian Cathedral, directed by Bishop Juveni ins who has just returned from a visit to Peiping and Dairen, and later reception in honour of the newly ordained Archbishop was held in the Bishop's House, Blood Transfusion Through the medium of the Russian press the Russian Medical Society has started @ campaign for the formation of 2 society of Russians willing to offer their blood for transfusion in cases of emergency. A. committee has been formed, including Doctors 'A.V. Tane, E. J, Rozenzweig, B. Tosinsky, D' 1. Kazakoff and Blumenfeld. Donors will be divided into those offering their blood voluntarily and those who will be given payment. Each donor will give no more than 600 cubic centimetres of blood a time, and no oftener than once in three months. Those accept ed. in this Donors' Society will frst ave to. undergo special medical examination, Registration is at present proceeding in the Hospital of the Orthodox Confraternity.
Tu an interview with the Russian press M. Pitre Guillement, Principal of the College Municipal' Frangai said that there are at, present 185 Russian youngsters studying in the College. M. Guillement said that he was glad to be able to give the highest report of Russian students. In spite of the dimeulty of studying In a foreign tongue, their progress has been extremely laudable; though extra study was often neces-[sary to keep abreast of French students. Among Russians graduating from the College this year are Miss Marina Siniavine and Mr. Boris Tvanoff.
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