In the little town of Shell-Pu in Chekiang province there used to be a station of the Russian Beclesiastical Mission; and here 82 Orthodox Chi= nese used to tive, One of them, Rev. Peter, continued to live there: and It's due (o his unfailing efforts during 9 period of thirty years that there are now large numbers of Orthodox Chinese in all parts of Chekiang and Kiangsu. "Rov. Nicolai Lee will now visit these places and will baptist all those who have not yet been baptized. The Russian Ecclesiastical Mission has contributed much to the knowledge of China, From its ranks have. risen such world-famous Russian sinologists ay Archimandrite Hyacinth, the pre cessor of Morrison, and Rev, Pal Jadlus, both of whom have several <ssays printed in the Journal of the North China Branch "of the Royal Asiatic Society, Grand Duke Kirill The local "Legitimists" as well as the "Mladoross" Party have several days ago celebrated the name-day_ of HEH. the Grand Duke Kirill. As the eldest living member of the Romanof Grand Duke Kirill is counted keeper of the Imperial At present he is living in St, Briae, France, During the earlier Stiyes of the Russo-Japanese War Grand "Duke Kirill was at Port Axthur; and when the flagship Petro pavlovsie was hit by @ mine, he was standing on deck, "In. the explosion Vice-Admiral Makaroff, one of the heroes of the war, perished, and Grand Duke. Kirill was among the very few who miraculously escaped death, The monarchy movement among Russian emigrants is supported by. the Mladoross Party," which reaches that inside Russia there is a recess of strengthening of the nation liste bonds, and which gives close ear to everything happening In Russia, "Grand Duke Kirill himself above all parties and enjoys great Popularity. After q service in. the Russian Cathedral there. was a tecep-Mien in the home of Mr. N. G. Levitin, aliencied by many of of the Mussiar nobility and former officers of th Army and Navy. "A number of appropriate speeches' were given, and all resent sang the national anthem,
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