Many have Sailed and More are Going: Last Month's Quota of Immigrants not Filled Steamship offices _in Shanghai are sending many Russians to America and over 80 left on the R.M.S. Empress of Asis on Saturday, bound for Victoria, British Columbia. Though they will arrive in Canada on July 30, in order to enter on the August quota it will be necessary that they remain there for a single day and night before entry into Seattle. A large number propose to go on the Admiral Line boat leaving here on July 24, and about 100 are reported to have left last week on the O. K. str, Arizona Maru. The head offices of American local steamship agencies have in certain instances notified their representatives to send these passengers regularly, and it is thought that in future many will secure sailings on various steamers. The new orders to the agents may have been issued because it has been said that the Russian quota for the past month has not been filled, for very strict regulations have been laid down for these nationals who desire entry on the Atlantic coast. Reports from America state that of the 526 refugees taken to San Francisco by the army transport, but 21 were refused admission, and these mainly on grounds of health, rather than sociological or moral. There are now in Germany about 500,000 Russians, who seem to be making a good living, while in Berlin—there are about three-fifths of this number, but most of those emigrating to European countries try to get to the Slavic countries such as Servia and the Balkan States.
, On Friday last about 30 Russians came to Shanghai from Gensan vid Dairen. It has beer reported that the 700 refugees aboard the str. Eldorado have been taken care of after a fashion by the Ningpo authorities—they have been provided with drinking water and some small quantities of food, but have not been allowed to land.
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