At the last performance of the Rus-an Light Opera in honour of Mr. V. Valin, the latter received many valuable gifts from his admirers, The Parisian newspaper "L'Action Francaise" published a long article on the death of the famous Russian journalist, Mr. Boris Souvorine. In giving an account of his life and career, the article noted one interesting detail-the late Mr. Souvorine was an ardent devotee of Sainte Jeanne d'art, and when three years ago the Popular Front government was influenced by communists to deport him from France for his pronounced anti-Soviet activities, Mr. Souvorine went to Maison Rem! and bowed before the statue of Sainte Jeanne d'art.
Mr. Vladimir Tretchikoff is shortly returning to Singapore, where his wife and daughter are residing and from which place he left on a holiday to Shanghai. Last Sunday Mr. Tretchikoff held a reception in Arcadia ballroom, attended by artists, actors, journalists, members of the literary club "Monday," and other representatives of Russian bohemian Circles. The reception proved to be a very interesting one.
Mr. M. S. Bloch, well-known local businessman and President of the Jewish Club, left on a business trip for Dairen and Japan.
Mrs. A. P. Sisoevskaia, Doctor of Philosophy, read a lecture in the "Sokol" club on the subject of "The Ideals of the Russian Woman." The interesting talk was devoted to the characteristics of the Russian woman, as depicted in Russian classics. The speaker also gave brisk characteristics of all women who played a large role in the history of Russia. beginning from Princess St. Olga. Prior to the lecture, Mr. N. P. Malinovsky made a short speech in memory of the famous Russian dramatic actress Vera Komissarjevskaia, who died 30 years lage.
'A recent cable told of the death in London of 82-year-old Gen. Constantine N. Dessino, or, as he was called by Englishmen, General Sir Constantive Dessino. This name means much to Russians, and is interwoven with the history of Imperial Russia in the Far East for the last 50 years, and partly in Shanghai. Old Russian residents of this city remember this veteran Russian General, who was knighted by the King. of England. Gen. Dessino was a graduate of the Russian Academy of the General Staff, and in 1900 became the assistant of the Russian Military Attache in Shanghai. In his book "By the Walls of Immovable China," Mr. N. M. Yanchevetsky describes how Gen. Dessino, then Lieutenant-Colonel, received instructions to form an international legion of volunteers in Shanghai, partly from.the ranks of the foreign expeditionary forces.
Colonel Dessino formed a plan of defending Shanghai, and became the head of this international corps for the defence of Shanghai Concessions against the Boxers. During the Russo-Japanese War Colonel Dessino was already the Russian Military Attaché.in China, and played a large role in the diplomatic circles of Peking. In 1907 Cbl. Dessino was transferred to St. Petersburg, starting his military career in the Mounted Artillery. When the Great War broke out he was a General, and was sent to London at the head of a special military mission. There he remained after the evolution broke out in Russia. Gen. K. N. Dessino was survived by four daughters, three of whom are in London and the fourth in Soviet Russia, Russian Nurses Qualified nurses of the Russian Red Cross Society have now united and have placed themselves under their headquarters in Harbin, Mrs. S. P. Khloudneva has been elected Chairman, Mrs, L. D. Jarova Vice-Chair. man, Mrs. R. N. Savina Honorary Treasurer, and Mrs, J. N. Belorukova Honorary Secretary. Recently this Union of Russian Nurses was given official recognition by the French Carrying on their mission of mercy, and often dying at their posts.
A Russian Hospital Society has been formed in Tsingtao, with the aim of opening a small ambulatory, acquiring beds in one of the local hospitals, and forming a fund for the construction of a Russian Hospital. To start the ball rolling in this direction, a ball was held on Maslianitza week in the Cafe Courort. The Russian Musical Association is holding its annual evening. This year Russian musicians in Tsingtao decided to form their own symphony Orchestra, something that city has rever heard before.
This week will see the beginning of the Great Fast, which lasts seven weeks and during which no weddings can be held in Orthodox Churches. Because of this taboo on marriages during all this time, weddings have seen especially numerous in the Russian colony during the last two or three weeks. It is noted with pleasure that most couples are young people, and that the mode existing a few years ago of Russian women marrying foreigners has been replaced by the mode of Russians marrying Russians.
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