In 1797 Paul T forbade concerts during the service, and in 1816 9 law was passed permitting the performance of only those pieces that were approved by the director of the court chapel. Bortniansky was thus the first musical censor. "A. F. Lvov (1798-1870) was the restorer of the rhythmic peculiarities of the ancient Russian church melodies, and under hhis influence fell such namex of the nnineteeth century as P.M. Vorotnikov, G. A. Lomakin and the famous M. I. Giinka. Space does not allow us to speak further on. this interesting subject, but from the above it will be seen that the Russian school of church singing has a rich and diverse past Russians love their church singing if only because, in the words of the philosopher Vladimir Soloviev, to them it is the singing of angels in Visa Difficulties As month succeeds month the Jquestion of procuring visas for travelling abroad is becoming in-Jereasingly acute among Russians in Shanghai. The entry of Russians into the Philippines is now practically impossible, for shipping companies sell tickets only if a Chinese roturn.visa presented—and to get such a visa.
diMieult, to say the least. Some companies insist that the would-be passenger buying a return-ticket, in ease he is not permitted to tand at hig destination. "Even a contract for position and a guarantee of financial support from relatives living /Manila—conditions sumicient for entry, for insianee, into Hongkong—do not make it certain that 2 Russian emigrant will be allowed to remain docu a Russian emigrant the Philippines. The most valuable
Shanghai can possess at this time is Jo Chinese passport for travelling. abroad, which, if unexpired, enables him to go anywhere he pleases. the Bureau of Public Safety in Nantao and its branch in Avenue Edward Vit closea down at the start of hostilities, the majority of Chinese passports held by Russian Shanghallanders are overdue. It is possi ble {0 secure a Chinese visa Jor return-visa through the offices: jof the Shanghai Branch of the Ministry of Home Affairs. which has telegraphic communication with Hankow, but this method is very expensive and not always certain. The British authorities have recently issued orders not to give visas for travelling abroad to persons "without nationality"—and into this category fall all Russian emigrants. There are, of course, no rules without exceptions, and the British authorities are always ready to consider isolated eases, but for this purpose direct communication with London is necessary. As regards the position taken by the U.S. Consulate-General, fofieially nothing has changed i those quarters and Russians able to show a Chinese passport and return visa may, as hitherto, make representations for entry into Ameri Least difficulties are experienced in travelling to Tientsin, Peiping and other Northern ports, for all Russian emigrants are admitted there by the Jepanese, authorities and coastal shipping firms sell tickets without restriction. For entry into Manchoukuo, however, it is necessary to procure a visa from there. A' visa fo Dairen can be acquired by pre senting a certificate from the local Russian Emigrants' Committee.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.