Near the town of Ompo in Korea lies the large estate of ME. J. Yankovsky, widely famed for its excellent shooting, and "mineral. springs Jand mountain climate. Yearly, this, estate attracts many holiday-makers, mainly Russians from Shanghai and Harbin. 'Mr. Yankovsky and his sons fare hunters whose prowess is known leven in America. " During a day's hunt on February 4, Mr. Yankovsky himself shot 3 boars' and 88 deer, his Jelder son, Valery, shot 2 boars, 1 red wolf and 64 deer, while his second son Arsenyi shot 2 boars, 1 fox and Joi deer, These results are extra-
Jordinary even for hunters like the Yankovskys. Snow was heavy in Korea this month, the weather mild.
Photographs of the ikon for St. Alexander Nevsky, which has been set tup in the local Russian Cathedral in. memory of King Alexander 1, killed by terrorists a few years ago, have been sent by Bishop John to King Peter, the youthful ruler of Jugostavia, land his mother, the widowed Queen Mary. "Recently Bishop John received letter from Belgrade, in which the Court Minister, Mr. Milan Antich, stated the Her Majesty Queen Mary, had told him to thank the Bishop and fall Russians in Shanghai for the affection shown to her late husband by Jerecting the ikon.
Chamber of Commerce The Russian Chamber of Commerce held a meeting on February 21 which a report.on the activities of the Chamber was made and a new Board Jot Directors elected. "As was reported here in these columns before, the former Chairman, Mr, V. 1. Dukin has left Shanghai for San Francisco where he will join his brother and Where he intends to continue his commercial activities. The following have been elected to the new Board of Directors:—Messrs. P. 'S. Grigorieft, F. Korniloff, M.A. Moshkin, G. Fanin, A. G. "Chibunovsky, M. J. Lipkovsky, B, M. Bulanover and Hesin, An Interesting report on the col-ection of funds for the completion of the Russian Cathedral has been made public by the Ladies* Committee. During the Ave years of its unceasing activity, the Committee has collected 369,901, Russian Language Courses In connection with the question of starting courses in the Russian tang-judge in local municipal schools, topic that seems to interest Russian parents at present, Mrs. O. P. Dronikova informs that the question first arose in 1996 when Miss T. D. Gustova received permission to start groups for instruction in Russian in the Public and Thomas Hambury School Hor Boys, The Municipal authorities Jat that time stipulated that these classes would not be compulsory and that they would have to be. self-supporting as no subsidy would be granted. At first Russian parents, were loud in their endorsement of these classes, and 40 pupils gave their names, 'Toward the end of the scholastic year, however, this number Jdwindled, and' soon consisted mostly Jor boarders. In 1937, Russian was taught by Mrs, Dronnikova. She paid Personal visits to a good half of the parents of Russian pupils, and sent letter to all in her desire to find out [their attitude to these classes. The latter agreed (and still agree) as to their value, and children took a less Jenthusiastie stand. Five or six replied, In 1938 Mrs. Dronnikova again ent " out information on the commencement of courses in the Russian language, and got 7 pupils of whom 2 left before Christmas. It is very fdimeult to teach such groups, Mrs. Dronnikova states, as there are older boys who can hardly read and write [Russian and often can even hardly speak it, and -younger children who know much more. Often these instructions are impeded by sports, And in general the fact that the Jcourses are not compulsory reacts markedly on their attendance.—Not only among pupils but among their parents as well, a serious interest to the question is lacking.
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