Bombay, Sept. 17.
Stocks of Silver in Bombay on Sept. 17, compared with the two previous weeks:—
Sept. 3 Sept. 10 Sept. 17 2500" 200. 300 Bars *Plus extras D Deficit E Est. dividends are for a N.B—The above figures include both English Bar and Indian Mint Silver.—Reuter.
By "Smor"
The Russian colony is watching events in Europe no less anxiously than the rest of cosmopolitan Shanghai. By and large, the colony is ardent in its desire for peace in Europe. True, this peace keeps them in the position of emigres without political rights or pretensions, while a European war which could very easily develop into a world war might bring a radical change into their seemingly meaningless and aimless existence. But those who are over 40 years of age, who have experienced the horrors of the World War, the revolution and the subsequent four years of civil war, realize that in times like those, when cyclonic forces were unleashed, hopes often prove even more chimerical than in peace time, when everyone has at least the chance to cement his own little happiness. Those who have already decided to leave Shanghai for permanent residence in the United States, Australia or South America have fears that these developments may hinder their plans. But the great majority have no intentions of going anywhere, and are prepared to throw in their fate with that of the city.
Russians give themselves a clear account of what will happen hei should a European war take on the proportions of a world-wide struggle of powers. Altered conditions, they realize, would have a direct effect on the colony. That, however, does not disturb them overmuch, side if changes do come, they will in all probability take the same form as in Tientsin and Tsingtao. Needless to say, the fortunes of Russians living in those cities are being attentively watched by the local colony.
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