By Smor 'Shanghai, Nov. 23 on Tuesday last the, fi "Anmi sonar ofthe signing of the Aemsties Sasetlebrated a the x-Ofhcere Clu inno Lafayette by ¢ discussion on "ne Role of Musa' inthe 'Great Wan" "Short speeches were given by Gen. J. & Smolin, Commander MN, Tomin; Gol, Unterdenzen Lieut Col, Shell and Lieut. G._A. 'Sapolnikot Feels, gures and diagrams derived from' foreign as. well as) Rucsion Sources-were ured."to prove. that luring the tst three. yeara of the War the Russian front withelg 80 por tent, of the enemy forees, Even In SHIN, Ginon® the Revolution wrecked the imperial Army, the Germans and Austans stil kop some 14 per cent, per cent. of ther forces on the Russie teonte The eet of Admiral Koltchak held, such. complete sway over the Black. Sea that, Russian military transport ships supplying Rumanian and Southern front, pled over fis Tength and breadth with li Tights open as in peacetime, Gen, Smotin aught the mood of the audi: ence when he said that though Russians fully appreciate the signi-fiance of the Avmistige of 1018, hig tty is for them rather a, day of fet, as Mussla never lasted the fruit of those victories for which she pald sith rivera of her blood "A. touch Tumour was introduced by Bor. Sapo-Jalkom who rend a Prench feporter's account of his visit to the Russian forces encamped in. France in 1016 The feporter®s zeal and his admire: Tion for those who travelled prac-cally alt the: way around the world fo save the Causa, were rivalled only "his oxtenordihary Mair for mis-Iiterpeeting things Russian. The Giubly all. was: Packed to. capacity, this wholly "successful mesting Was ended by a dinner.
The monthly meeting ofthe Russian Medleat Society neid on Friday Tost the Orthodox Confraternity Hospi wis enliely: devoted to ie memory one of fis founders~the late De, AvBoreman, although of German Ascent, Dr. Bergman devoted the Whole of is Tong life and 43: years his "brilliant "surgical career Russians: rat as founder and dies Torro the Surgie Cline in tuts the est institution of that sort Siberia) and into as the director of the Munielpat Sospita in asbin. Dr. rep. Khlase in whose ame, Borginan died ist summer at Tsing: the, shared with the audience his 1enition of the tat days of the Aeceaseds while Dr. J. E. Rorenawelg fave a dotaled agcaunt of the latter's Passport Troubles With the closing down of the Bureau of Public Safety the question of the issuing—or non-issuing—of Passports, visas and other legal docu menis reinaing unsettled. Tt has been suggested that the Nansen Committee of the League of Nations could help Russian emigrants out of this sorry situation, but unfortunately there is fat present no direct and properly redited representative of that Committee in Shanghai. The cost of Keeping up an emergency passport Mee formed by the Nansen Committee could, it Is further pointed out, easily covered by the usual duty 8 gold franes for each passport.
Although the many and various societies and associations existing in the colony are sometimes subjects for smiles among foreigners, Russians themselves fecl—however paradoxical that may. sound—that in partition they find unity. 'The bare fact, they reason, that as year follows year this logion' of associations definitely refuses to die proves its necessity. The latest trend is 10 group people by the districts in which they lived in Russia. The Kazan clan has already come into being and, declare its members, has as its aims reciprocal benefit and mutual support.
The ranks of Russian artists in hanghai have been thinned by the recent departure of Mr. V. A. Zasipkin for Singapore, where he was invited Ly an art-studio, Mr. Zasipkin is well-Known locally not only as a portrait painter but also as an excellent com= mercial artist, Not ong before hostilities broke out in Shanghai he had the misfortune of transferring his studio from Avenue Joffre to Wayside, where along with many others the became a helpless victim of cir cumstances, rants for Manila Russian emigrants wishing to sail for Manila have met up with quite a! predicament. Although visas are not Fefused by the local American Consulate-Geheral, tickets are refused by shipping companies—unless the would-be traveller produce a return-viea given by the Chinese Government. And as the latter has long since discontinued this practice, even those Russian emigrants who have positions waiting for them in Manila are forced. to remain in Shanghai, Philatelists and numismats abound In the Russian colony. Some time ago part of the very valuable stamp collection of the late Baron Huene
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