The Russian Emigrants' Committee asked the Chinese authorities to postpone the final date of registration for Russian emigres, which fell on March 1, 1939. As many have not yet registered themselves and as Shanghai has no less than 25,000 Russian emigrés, the Committee asked that the date be postponed for a month. This was agreed upon. Before news of this postponement was made public, crowds coming to register were so large that the building was too small to accommodate them all and lon: tines stood waiting in the streets.
One of the many societies in the Russian colony is the Society of the graduates of the Ist Siberian Cadet Sorps, founded in the name of Emperor Alexander I. The chairman of this organization is Col, K. V. Vanin As the graduates of this historic school are today spread all over the world it has been decided to edit a book on its history, describing its fortunes during the Revolution and telling of those of its members who after the Civil War went into emigration and today live in all corners of the world. Among them, incidentally, there is no unemployment problem. If a member is temporarily put out of work, the Society take: care of him and soon succeeds in finding him new employment.
Local Ukrainian emigres united at the "Gromada" have menced to register themselves will soon receive Chinese passports through the org: nization. The term of registry tion has been lengthened Sokol Meet The Russian Sporting Club "Sokol whose membership list includes main ly Russian youth, held annual eral meeting last Sunday. After the introductory speech of the starosta (Head), speeches were given, ey th chief of the organization, the Honorary Secretary, the director o! the Educational Department and the chairman of the Auditing Commissio: after which the new President wa elected. Sokol" is not onl; hletic Club. It has an education al programme including lectures, lit evenings, concerts, plays and dan:
the latter attracting almost ti whole younger set. The Club occupies an independent position in the colon avoiding activ that would cause disagreement among its members Harbin Law College On Wednesday, March 1 the graduates of the Harbin Law College anc professors of that college living in Shanghai had their traditional tea arty in the new Viennese Cafe on Avenue Joffre. Among the forme sors present were Mr. V. V.
M. E Gilcher, mer Founded in 1920, the' Harbin Law College was for many year at its educational peak. It had 800 students, and the Chinese Eastern Railway, which always was a cultural power in the land, donated to the school G.$100,000 annually. Teach at the Law College were many pr fessors from Russia, anda numb scientific works were published. In addition to judicial subjects the college had courses in Oriental studio: Economics, Railroad Administration and others. ion to the hundreds of Russian students graduating f college there were scores of C many of whom made a career—as, fi Li Shao-ken, former Pre: of Communications With changed Har the Colle: founded scholars ca and in 1938 c into precarious: sed dow 1 altogether Its graduate: nov bread ever, have to many parts of th ai are mai tionals of the country in which it lives." This phenomenon often takes comical forms—the fantastic ties and collars of Russian students on the Boulvarde Saint Michele, for instance.
Their emulation of rreigners e: is to their mannerisms, their accent, their forms of humour. The charm of an ancient culture is irresistible.
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