By Stroy Shanghai, Apr.
At the end of May Russians all over the world will celebrate. the hundredth anniversary of the birth of the famed Russian' composer, Peter Tehaikovsicy. In Shanghai it is planned to hold a symphony concert, concert of chamber music from the Works of Tehalkovsky, and also to stage hig ballet "Sehetinunchik." It 4s. also. possible that Tchaikovsky's well-loved opera "Eugene Onegin" will be staged, and will be followed by a number of talks on the life and work of the great composer.
Newspapers and magazines are preparing' special editions. Tehaikov-Sky's fame continues to. grow all over the world, and it seems certain that in' not 0' many years' time be will assume the same place in their history of musie as Mozart, Beethoven and Chopin, "In the latter halt of the Wth "century Tehaikovsky actually created as much in the world of music as did Beethoven before him.
The Russian Olympics, in which the best local Russian athletes will take place, will be held on May 18. The Sokol Club has offered its gymnasium to enable sportsmen taking part in the Olympics to attain the pink of condition, Foreign" and. Chinese sports chips will not only be invited to witness the event on the grounds the American School, but will also be asked to participate' in them.
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'The Russian Emigrants' Fund in Paris, administered by Senator D. B. Neidgardt, has decided to collect the music of al) Russian regimental marches and other original Russian mille tary gongs, This branch of Russian musie is little known to foreigners, and Russians themselves will often hear a march played over the radio and remain ignorant of the fact that it was writen by a Russian and shen Won world popularity.
'Mme L. Rousset, wite of Captain X. 'A, Rousset, has recently arrived here rom Esthonia, where she visited her relatives, As it was difficult to return here by way of Italy, Mme Rousset traveled via Siberia,' She" had the opportunity to look at Soviet Russia through Russian eyes, and her impressions of the country, printed in the Shanghai Zaria," drew a great deal of attention. Various details of every day living, told by Mme Rous wet, "seem incomprehensible to Rus-Slabs here, and serve to show that it' emigres. were to return to their homeland now, they would return as it, to an alien country. Most surprising to her seemed the huge prices, the poverty of the people and. the complete lack of knowledge of events in the outer world. Mme Rousset also makes some interesting xevelations "on how' Soviet troops wore housed in Hsthonia. At first they were given, free contact with "the people, but in a shot time the Soviet Migh Command preferred to isolate them from outside influence, Russian Club Affairs rh 22 Dr. A. A. Mikheoy a tall at the yenieral meeting of the Russian Medical Society, speaking on ""Endemle typhoid, or Brill's Disease in Shanghai Bundiko demonstrated several teresting X-ray pictures, At the eon. elusion of the meeting new members were elected into the Society, Mr. A. G, Chicunovsky has been elected. chairman of the Committee of Directors of the Russian Club.
Mr. D. P, Umnoff was elected vi chairman concurrently with Mr. V. Ulanov, Mr. A.D. Long was elect= ed Honourary Treasurer, Mr. IK. A. Averst Honourary Seereiary, Mr. A. 'A. Bolotoy director of the entertain= ment committee, and Mr. NA. Keakoviey head of ihe sports depot ment.
The Russian Chamber of Commerce hag held $4 general and four private meetings during the past year. these meetings questions of maximum importance and. wrgeney were dis cussed, During the year 27 business-and industrialists expressed to join the chamber. Th office of the organization issued a jumper of guarantees to businessmen, The Arbitrating Committee often seitied differences between members of the Chamber, between landlords find tenants, and also (ook part in the ease of moneys being paid to clients by the defunct American Oriental Banking Corporation. In addition the Chamber requested Russian employers to give Sundays off to their employees, approached local consular and municipal authorities—throwgh Emigrants' Committee, to shor-the preliminaries to' receiving visa to Teave Shanghai on business, and cat ied on conversations with the ties of the. International and the French Cuncession on orfginizirg a commit ice to sell choup Bread to the Russian po-Furthermore, the law forbidding the increase in rear the Concession, French, Russian Culture "The first meeting of the Russian section of the Alliance Francaise was held on March 29, a capacity audience being present, At this meeting M. Charles Grosbois stated that both Russians and French here can profit by' cultural ce-operation. Russian Mterature and art have had a strong influence during' the last fifty years on the literature and art of 'France, hho continued, adding that the converse 1s equally true. Tt was planned to hold regular lectures on' music, Dallet, literature, philosophy, and so on, Lectures on musie will be ac~ companied by concerts. The Russian Section of the Alliance Francaise has a bright future, as there is a wealth of talent in Shanghai." Members themselves must in the future decide the direction in which the Section is to go, and the more interesting the regular meetings will be, the more successful will the Section grow In its work, Mr. Grosbois went oe.
In conclusion, M. Grosbois pointed it that one need only look at history to see how close ties between Russia "and. France have been in the Past. 'These tics, he said, started since the days of the Russian princess 'Anna Iaroslavna, who became Queen 'Anoe of France' in the dawn of the middle centuries." M. Grosbois then recalled. the visits paid to Russian Czars by French Ambassadors, the interest of Empress Elizabeth" Pet-rona to the French theatre, the correspondence between Catherine the Great' with French' encyclopedians and several, other examples. After M. Grosbois' speech, Madame A. P. Nilus, une of the initiators of the Section, gave a short talk on the young." Russian author who' has Achieved such success in France, writing under the pseudonym "of Henry Troya, Meetings will be held in the last Tuesday of every month, AL the next meeting speeches will be: made by M. D'Auxion de Rulfe and Mme, B. N, Tevieva.
Dr. A. Patushinskaya hab recently: arrived "here from. Harbin. Dr. Patushinskaya ly a graduate of the University of Geneva, in Switzerland and of the Kazan Tnperial Univer sity, "In the past she worked in. St Petersburg, in the famed hospital of Ooukhelt and. during' the war she was with the at the front, Underwent special cot oology where sie ses in gyne=
Indigent Russians The home for Indigent Russians in Wayside as a branch of the Russian Orthodox Confraternity. continues to expand its activities and it is being administered by Mr. V, V. Selfulin. Bishop John is qiving 'a great deal his time to the new institution, Mr, 'V. E. Ulanov, Chairman of the Russian Chamber of Commerce, his donated a larve stock of wood, aid the home now has tables, chairs, Donehes, shelves and other necessary furniture March 30 Local Cossacks cele-he day of their A religion attended "by. representatives tans in Shanghai, Russian pers, devoted large space to. the Cossucks holiday, and laid stress on the Inet that Cossacks have always been a loyal part of the Russian Em= pire, protecting its borders 1917 fighting on many fronts the Bolsheviks during declaration by Ataman Senienov head of all Cossacks clans the fast, was Atamuan Semenov believes' th time is not far distant when Coss il gain ye oatied upon to tight for Children Discover Murdered Father error seized thr shortly before 6 oan. ghai, Ape. 9. malt children at House 85, Lane. 1,00, their futher Lying in his bel ott on on awaking the
the back of his blood dripping to the floor Victim, "Tan Poo-yuin, 47, ded ter in the morning without tegaine As soon as. the chilies had set exes on the terrible sight™they slept un the. same.room-—they telephoned relatives who arrived soon ufterwards" accompanied by the family Uoctor. The police were only vised of the attack shortly. after efelock and "immediately" had Tan conveyed to hospital where he died Shortly afterwards, "Tun, who understood to have been" seliofl, Spoke several languages" Sneluding Japanese, and during the world war erved az an interpreter with the Chinese Labour Corps in France. Me widower and the father of! eight children.
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