The Archive · 1939

Court for China

Mr, Richardson. who has practiced law in Long Beach and Los Angeles, is a graduate of Princeton University with the degree of Bachelor of Letters and the University of California, Hastings College of Laws, with 1 degree of Bachelor of Law. He was admitted to the Bar of the State of California on March 7 1922 and he is also a member of the American Bar Association and the Los Angeles Bar Association. out a lawyer is impossible. Thus the most indigent circles of Russian residents in the French Concession have found a vicious circle drawn round them. This winter many thousands face the threat of being thrown out into the street with their wives and children.

Japanese Language School 'The Emigrants' Committee has announced that as from November 1 Russians will be able to learn the Japanese language at special six-months courses, at only $5 a month, Mr. B. 1. Voblyi, graduate of the Institute' of Oriental Knowledge and for many years instructor of Japan~ ese in Russian schools in Harbin, will conduct these courses, while a 'Japanese teacher will put the finish-Jing touches on the pupils' mastery of the language. Those who succest-fully pass the examination will be given the diploma of Interpreter of the Third Grade. A representative of the South Manchuria Railway will be present of the final examination. Mr. E. F. Indrikson, a young Russian electrical-engineer, has won the ten~ nis championship of the Circle Sportif Francais. For the last few years Mr. Indrikson has been acknowledged as the best tennis player in the Russian colony, Last (0 Leave Bohemia Returning from long leave, M. I. Delnikoff, of the Chinese 'Maritime' Customs, recounts how events in Europe caught him in Bohemia, at Carlsbad. Deciding to leave Europe promptly, he left for France. On the way he had to change trains eight times, and on the last lap was the only passenger in the whole train. At the French border Frenchmen met him with loud amusement and even applause: he was the last man to have darted through. At first many Frenchmen confused White Russians (emigres) with Soviet citizens living in the region of White Russia. and heatedly proved to all and sundry that emigres, Lo, White Russians, had betrayed France. Mr. Delnikov left France not without dimeulty, having to make many applications and wai for a long time before he was abl: to get tickets From Ialy the Victoria brought' him to Shanghai.

It is learned from Japan that Mr.

Metter, musician. professor and conductor, has left Kobe for. Cal fornia together with his wife, who is 'a ballerina and dancing teacher.

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