Mr. S. Sofoulis, promoter of local boxing cards, has once again stated in an interview with the Russian press that considering the large number of Russian boxers that take part in Shanghai boxing matches, there can in principle be nothing against a Russian judge officiating at these events, But such a judge, he pointed out, would have to possess all the requirements demanded of present ones. He must have detailed knowledge of all the rules of boxing, must know how to differentiate between a foul blow and a fair one—he Kazan Clan A general meeting was held in the Kazan Clan last week on the occasion of the transference to Tientsin of the Clan's first Chairman, the Very Rev. Michael Rogojin. The Very Rev. Ro-moji gave the yearly report on the Clan's activities, which took the form of mutual help, both moral and material Mr..N. A. Tepliakoff, the Treasurer, read the report on receipts and expenditures. The proposal that Father Rogojin be made Honorary Chairman of the Clan for life was met with loud applause and w unanimously agreed upon. The elec-ion of the new Chairman was postponed to the general meeting of November 4th. Meanwhile the duties of chairman will be fulfilled by the Vice-President, Mr. V. N. it. V. I. Tomsky, locally well (n Russian actor, who is at pre-Harbin with Mrs. V. V. Panova and Mrs. M. Kokoreva—two other popular stars of the local Russian stage—is now at the head of a troupe that will shortly make a tour of Japan. As the Japanese. public has heard many Russian singers and musicians and has seen the troupe of Anna Pavlova in the Russian Ballet, they have not seen Russian Drama, success is therefore, predicted for this venture, Grand Duke's Death Solemn requiem services were held in the Russian colony following the death of Grand Duke Kyril Vladimirovitch, who, as the eldest of the Romanoffs, was counted the Keeper of the Tsar's Throne. To many Russian monarchists the late Grand Duke Kyril, who died of cancer in the American Hospital of Paris, was Emperor. Separate services were held by the offücers of the Imperial Navy and by the Union of Ex-Officers of the Imperial Army. The late Grand-Duke had the naval rank of Admiral, having graduated from the Naval Corps in 1896. Shortly afterwards he became the adjutant of Fmperor Nicholas IL, and by January 1, 1994, had already attained the must, in short, be a fully qualified judge. "Should it be brought to my knowledge," Mr. Sofoulis said, "that such a- party exists in the Russian colony, and would be willing to officiate as a judge at local cards, he will certainly be invited to do Low Salaried Russians Russian charity workers continue to probe into the problem of how to help families whose heads earn from $45 to $125—a month—money on which with the present high cost of living, it is impossible to make ends meet To point out to managers of foreign firms that Russians, as Europeans, cannot live on salaries which may be sufficient for Chinese would hardly yield any results, Inasmuch as employers want cheap labour—and have it—it is difficult to believe that purely humanitarian motives would make them pay bigger wages. But charity organizations point to another plan. In Shanghai there is a firm whose Russian employees receive very modest salaries. A year ago, however, this concern gave a general increase in salary in the form of a savings fund into which an employee put 5 per cent. of his salary and the firm 5 per cent. more. Today these savings represent quite a considerable sum, and on a rainy day can be withdrawn and. would help very materially. Charity organizations also point out that at the conclusion of the war in China the Municipality must be approached to allot land in the city's outskirts for the construction of houses with cheap flats for the indigent. Around these houses stores and workshops would spring up, and new little centres of industry in ever-growing Shanghai would come into being. Connection with these centres could be set up with the aid of the Omnibus Company. But all these plans are plans for the distant future..At present prices continue to rise, winter is approaching and Russians who receive salaries on a par with Chinese but who are unable and never will be able to adapt themselves to their standard of living are in desperately sore straits.
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