By "Star"
Shanghai, Jan, i2, Returned from long' leave in Europe, Dr. N, N. Kuznotsoft gave some of his impressions to the Russian press, Dr. Kuznetsoi met Russfans in aly: there are more than two hundred emigres living in Rome, and a hundred in Florence, among them the well-known jour-alist B. "A. Suvorin, at one time working for newspapers in Shanghai and Harbin, Mr. Suvorin asked the doctor to give Ils best regards to friends in Shanghai, adding that the five years he spent in this city form the happiest memory of his. life in emigration, There are. only three Orthodox priests In Ualy. In Barri, the resting place of the revered remains of St, Nicholas the Miracle Worker, Faiher Andrei told Dr. Kuznetsoff that the income of funds for the church has stopped com~ pletely.
Previously church matters were attended to by Prince Zhevakhov, former Vice Chief Procurator of the Holy Synod in St, Petersburg. In Rome there are no. special premises for the church, and it is housed in a building donated by a Russian Indy who for many years has lived in the Eternal City. "Russians enjoy fa free life in Italy, as the authorities Have a sympathetic understanding of their position, Th Yugoslavia there are at present only 25,000 Russians.
About twenty years ago Russians took part in the construction of new buildings and the laying of new roads, but at present the demand for Russian labour has decreased. Near Belgrade, in Panchevo, there is a large Russian hospital headed by Dr. V. A, Levitsky. Among the staff of this hospital, great popularity is enjoyed by the brilliant Russian surgeon, Dr. V. N, Novikoft.
Russian Charitable Home The Russian Charitable Home has celebrated the tenth year of its istence. On this day its spacious premises were filled with guests. Bishop John and Bishop Juvenalius conducted services In which other members of the clergy took part. In his speech, Bishop John stated that the Charitable Home is at present one of the best charitable institutions in the colony, and does tremendous work in aiding those who are pri vented by "aye or sickness from earning their own livelihood. The Initiative for founding the Home: belonged to two Russian businessmen Mr. V, S. Tsepkin and Mr. N. A. Vansonoviteh, Following the serving of tea, Mr, Tsepkin gave a short re= port of the activities of the Home during the ten years of its existence, Baroness Guene, the Honorary 'Treasurer, gave an account of the receipts and expenditures of the! Charitable Home. Many leaders of the colony, headed by 'Mr, Charles Metzler, were present' at the recep-lon, With the exception of America, Shanghai, after the outbreak of war in Europe, remained the only city in the world publishing books in the Russian language. Tu spite of the rise in the cost of paper, books on all branches of science and literature continue to be printed—this in ad-ition to the four dally newspapers and the weekly magazines also being published in tee Russian colony. The monthly magazine, "Russian Annals, hag been the only casualty claimed the war in Europe.
X'mas in the Colony Russian Christmas in the colony was celebrated according to tradition. Special services were held in the churches on Christmas Eve. Christmas Day was spent by. most at home, especially in homes with children, as, Russians count Christmas primarily 'a holiday for children. Prior to the appearance of the Star of Bethlehem, the first large star to appear in the heavens on Christmas Eve, no one conserving orthodox customs touched ford. Then Christmas trees wore lighted for the second time, as many Russian children are educated in foreign schools, and in such homes foreign Christmas is celebrated well as the Russian one. On Christmas Eve it is customary to put hay under the tablecloth, Spectal dishes Wke hutia and uzvar are served. But there was a dearth of wheat this year, poppy seeds were also very hard to' procure, so that it is improbable that these traditional dishes were prepared according to the real recipe-But repasts were plentiful, and where there was no Christmas loose, the hostess offered excellent duck, fried with apples. On the first day of Christmas some children went on their kolladka—pald visits to houses and sang Christmas Carols in Russian fashion." Those who received their presents on the foreign Christmas found nothing in their stockings on Christmas according to the Russian calendar, but to some Grandfather Frost, the Russian equivalent of Father Christmas, gave something on their holiday as' well. On the frst day the Russian Club held a reception at which mutual congratulations were tendered by members and reresentaiives of the colony, and to Which members' families and guests were invited.
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