Russian wireless operators can always count on work, states Mr. 'M. Borodin, head of the courses, radio given' in the Union of Russian Master Mariners. These courses were instituted ton years ago, and during that time they have instructed dozens of jenced wireless operators who have been able fo find employment in this speciality. The majority of graduates work on vessels of the Moller company, where, due to recent advances in salary, they receive from $100 to $195 a month, as well as board, Lost summer a number of graduates found employment with Messrs. Jardine and Ca, and several are work-Ing on vessels of the Wheelock Company. Three graduates are working on Norwegian ships, one of them being Mr. A. Zyleff who gave '2 good account of himself during the quelling of a mutiny on the ship. There are several who receive salaries In Hongkong dollars, which makes the sum almost three times as Dig in local currency. Courses at the Union of Russian Master Mariners, which are under the supervision of the director of the French government radio-station here, are well and favourably Known in foreign circles.
Mrs. 8. L. Marecheck, owner of the bookstore "*Globus;" has returned from a trip to Europe. A large part of her six-months' holiday was spent by Mrs. Marecheck in Moly, while she also visited Paris, London and lived in Switzerland. While in Rome Mrs, Marechek saw a parade of Mahan troops returned from Spain. The King and Il Duce were present fat the ceremony. She met a number of Russians in Milan and other cities.
Journalist's Death Emperor Paul 1, having come to agreement with Napoleon, decided challenge England and started a campaign against India. "Russian nobility, the owners of Targe estates, pud the merchant classes, however, Were all for friendship with England, Which' was profitable for Mussian rade, This. was one of the motives forthe assassination of Emperor Pat! on March 11,1601. The new Tsar radically changed the policy of his predecessor.
Going stil further back into Russian history we reach 'Tsar' Boris Godounoy. The latter wored a war against the Pretender. Such histor-fans as Bestoulev-Mumm and Count Sheremeticv, as well as Prof. 8. F. Platonoy, are of the opinion that the Prelender's march. on Moscow was the result not of 'Polish but of Russian internal intrigue. 'Tsar Boris lived in the midst of plots and befrayals. When' 53 years -of age he Mr. I. M, Pulaieff, an old Russian journalist and businessman, died Suddenly of heart-failure on September 12) Mr, Pulaieff was born in Irkutsk in 1880, graduating from the Industrial Colleye in the same city. Occupying himself with business he was at the same time always close to. the newspaper world and con-(tributed regular articles tothe "Irkutsk Lite" After the revolution Mr. Pulsieff came with his famile to Harbin and in this city made his living 9 a journalist for many years, being night-editor of the newspaper "Light!" In addition to editorial work he wrote humorous feuilletons Under the pseudonym of "Impulse." But the nerve-racking work in a newspaper told heavily' on his health, and Mr, Pulaieff once again became businessman, working as an accoun-fant ina large firm. It is interesting to note that notwithstanding his advanced enrolled as a years he
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