According to a radio announcement from Hongkong, a fire broke out on bourd the submarine Perseus at Hongkong on July 3 and the vessel had to go into drydock. There were the four years of its existence, the society has organized work-shops for mending shoes and linen, bureaux for the translating and transcribing of Papers, and has given free medical and dental assistance to the poor. "Fortuna" accepts donations of all sorts: not only in coppers but in old doors, broken furniture, old clothes, east-away cutlery and books. All this is sorted out, mended, reno and then either utilized or sold. The chairman of this charitable organiza: tion, Mr. Vitowsky, who, although an cetagenarian, is full of strength anc energy, will' be glad to answer any questions on the activities of "For '72083, tuna" put to him by telephoning
Income Tax On July 1 the Income Tax Bureau and the Police Department of Greater Shanghai published a joint order in all Russian newspapers. to the effect that not one Russian will be given his passport or visa for travel abroad if he does not pay his Income tax and fill in the income tax questionnaire. 'The tax must, It was stated, be paid as from 1 January 1937. ie, for a period of six months, which' "is a stipulation dimeult of compliance for the far from wellstodo Russian emigrants.
Some Russians recently attempted to renew their passports at the Bureau of Public Safety at Nantao, Dut found that this was refused them until such time as they pay their income tax. Previously, the Chinese authorities issued passports to. indigest Russians at a generous reduction, and to others of extreme poverty even gave passports free of charge. Naw "they have stopped doing
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