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HARBIN ACTIVITIES. of Manchuria, as it has nothing to

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As matters stand now, a White

POISON DEATH.

HOLIDAYS DURING PRESENT Russian residing at Shanghai or SHOULD DOCTOR HAVE TRIED;

YEAR.

RUSSIAN PASSPORTS._

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any other port wishing to come into this Area, has to get a pass- port from the Local Bureau of Foreign Affairs, which is taken away from him if he stays in Har- bin for more than a few days and The problem of whether a doctor Harbin, Jan. 5.. The weather in Harbin has been he is forced to take out a tem- should have tried to prolong the very fickle this winter, for the porary police permit to reside life of a patient who had taken laudanum and whom he believed he real cold did not begin till the mid-longer, when he or she wishes to could not prevent dying was fur- dle of last month with some mild return, permission has to be obther discussed at the inquest, con- days intermingling. The conse-tained first from the police and cluded at Sheffield on John Robin- quence has been many people laid then another application made to son, 71, up with severe colds, influenza, the Harbin Bureau of Foreign asphalter.

Dr. A. T. Simpson anid at the orl- etc., and in not a few deaths. Affairs who issue a new passport. Over 30 degrees of frost was re-All this procedure involves a great ginal inquiry three weeks ago that gistered at New Year, but this did waste of time and the spending of when he found Robinson suffering not keep people from celebrating a good deal of money, though the from an overdose of laudanum he in traditional style New Year's person does not go out of China. took no measures to preserve his life. He said, "There was nothing! Eve. All the clubs, hotels, re- With the Nansen Passport, to be done except to let him die, were great deal of this unnecessary and even if there was anything I staurants, and cabarets crowded, each

A could have done I should have hest: offering some bother would be avoided, for special attraction; at most of the visa on leaving each place is all tated very much before I tried to

bring him back to life." places all tables were booked that would be necessary,

C. E. R. Contracts.

Mr. J. Kenyon Parker, the ahead, so that many late-comers

adjourned the inquest The C. E. R. has of lato been coroner, were turned away, whilst with

the police surgeon, Dr. giving out some large contracts because

believed that death

man suffering froin chronic

one or two exceptions, dancing was impossible, so jammed were

the rooms.

for railway supplies. The tender Carter, due to natural causes In

Fatal Dose.

public

found in the contents of Robinson's

for new rails has been divided; was half to be supplied by a local firm dropsy and advanced heart disease. According to Russian custom, representing French works and Dr. Simpson was not present at calling on New Year's Day is im- the other half between two Ger- the hearing. perative. At noon the Civil Ad-man firms representing German ministrator held a reception for concerns. The Railway Adminis- Mr. John Evans, the foreign guests who then went on tration presented an estimate for to the Railway Club, where the this year's railway improvements analyst for Sheffield, sald that he principal railway officials were amounting to some $2 million gold stomach 0.55 grains of morphine, "at home," and from thence on roubles. A special commission which was equal to one drachm of to the commercial Club, where a appointed by the Railway Board, tincture of opium. He thought the huge luncheon was served, the cut this down to 12 millions, other organs might have disclosed hosts being the big-wigs of the and this amount will be in all the presence in the whole body of a local commercial world.and the probability passed by the Board. total of one grain of morphine. guests the Chinese officials and The chief items of expenditure Russian railwaymen. There were are as follows in round figures. no untoward Incidents anywhere, for the average Russian is super- stitious and wants no trouble at the New Year.

Gold-Roubles

General railway im- provements in Har- bin Building of New Railway Schools dept. Construction of sidings

and platforms.

Dr. Carter, recalled, said that al grain might be fatal. He was now of opinion that death was due to opium poisoning.

Mr. Parker, in summing up, anid} that it was for the jury to say whe- ther Robinson took the laudanum 850,000 suicidally or to relieve pain and in- The Hand of Holidays.

[duce sleep, The holidays are by no means

750,000. "I should be rather inclined," he over here, for Russian Christmas

said, "to come to the conclusion Day is on Saturday next, which

3,000,000 that the laudanum was taken to re- means another two holidays, New engines and cars 1,100,000 lieve pain and procure sleep.

"I do not know whether the mat- which everybody, be he foreign-New storage ware-

ter will end in this court, but I do er, Chinese, or Russian, keeps up. houses, etc.

1,000,000 not think either you or I have to Whilst on the theme of holidays, New buildings, etc., for

express any opinion or to com- the official list of the Chinese rail- railway workers. 3,000,000 mend or censure Dr. Simpson's way holidays for 1923 has just New Electric light in-

opinions. The evidence. would not been published: they amount to 40 stallations

2,500,000 justify you in finding any verd let in all and to these must be added All this is a very good sign and of manslaughter or in censuring, 52 Sundays, 15 Saturdays during shows that at least part of the this doctor for not taking remedial the summer when the railway railway profits are to be spent on measures when he came to the con- offices remain closed, and a dozen the spot. The cottage system of clusion that his patient was suffer- or more special holidays which are housing railwaymen is being ing from poisoning.

Too Late to Remedy. always sanctioned by the Board of done away with, and instead, Directors. This means that the large two storey buildings with "You have heard Dr. Simpson's railway office staff have over 120 steam heating, bathroom and own explanation-that he thought free days during the year. lavatory accommodation are to be it was too late for remedial mea- Nowhere in the world are there erected. These will be divided sures and that his patient wanted so many holidays as in Harbin, into small self-contained flata. to die. He may be criticised for the railway does not count the Electric light plants are to be in- other quarters for not having made

a more detailed examination Jewish feast days, the bank holi-stalled at all important railway for not having used the stomach days, and a few more stray ones settlements along the line, and pump and other restoratory mea that crop up unexpectedly during new school houses are to be built sures. But I do not think that is a the year.

Business men from for the use of children of railway question for you or me, apart from criminal negligence, and am not China and Japan, who had made workers,

be- leaving that question to you cause I do not think the evidence would warrant you in finding any verdict of criminal negligence."

...

in

and

up their minds to spend only Reduced Cost of Electric Light. three or four days here, usually Most residents are rejoicing in are forced to remain at least the big drop in the cost of light- double the length of time, anding, but two months ago house. The jury found that death was usually puzzle their brains in find-holders were paying as much as due to opium poisoning resulting

overdoso of ing out what sort of holidays are 35 sen a kilowatt, but thanks to from an

laudanum being kept. The reason of it all is the advent of the tramways, taken to relieve pain and bring the overlapping of international which are operated by the Har-sleep. traditions which the various na-bin Electric Co., a Chinese con- tionalities are bent upon keeping cern, but German built, the Japan-

up, thus it is that old Chinese and ese owned electric light plant as

Chinese Republican, old Russian well as the private Russian plants ASKING QUESTIONS. and Soviet. British, American, owned by the Sungari Mills and

Japanese, and Jewish holidays are Choorins, the price has been LORD CHIEF JUSTICE IN NEW all observed, and naturally if the brought down to 17% cents local

ROLE. Railways and the banks, or one or money or 13 sen. As war is still

canism.

Soviet Passports.

Lord Chief Justice, Lord Hewart, raised some interesting questions.

"I have never connived, Lord Hewart said, "and I will never con- nive at any heresy which involves the proposition that a Chief Justice of England, summoned as he is to

the other are closed, there's no- being waged between these differ- In a speech at Manchester the thing doing"-to use an Ameri-ent concerns it is possible that the price will again be reduced until some one goes out of business or there is an amalgamation of in- The local Chinese authorities tereats when a reaction will occur. have protested to the Soviet Con- This, however, will take some sulate about the wording of the time, so one need not worry any the House of Lords not merely to Soviet passports issued to Soviet more about watching the meter, vote but also to advise, Is citizens. The wording is entirely

con-

demned to a lifelong and compul- in Russian, and 'the words "right New Broadcasting Station.

sory silence upon the affairs and to reside" have replaced the word The Kellogg Radio Corporation the interests of the State... No, passport. The Consul replied that have just finished installing the Chief Justice, whatever his pri as the word passport was not new broadcasting station which vations may be, is not relegated on Russian but French, a belongs to the Mukden Govern-all occasions to an austere and pen-

Russian translation had been ment, and can be proud of their sive silence.

"True, it is that men praise

from

made, but of course the Chinese work, the station being the most did not fall to this, the word pass-up-to date of its kind in the Far economy in general, while they re- alat every proposal for economy in port meaning the exact opposite East. It is located in the centre particular, But can anybody apply to "right to reside," for passports of New Town, and has a modern the rare but refreshing process of were originally specially given and well furnished studio attach thought to the disgusting subject only to persons wi o wished to goed. Owing to the absence of the of taxation without being appalled one country to another. Chinese director, the official open-at the annual balance-sheet? The Consul has thus been forced ing has not yet taken place, but The service of the debt costs you to apply to Moscow, and no doubt nevertheless the station has be annually £400,000,000, the armed of the Crown cost the obnoxious words will be gun operating. No doubt within forces

Ser- changed, for the Chinese are a short time all radio fans in the $120,000,000, and the Civil

vices cont £240,000,000. Is there quite right in this instance, every Far East will be listening in the no Hume or Cobden, is there no non-treaty subject being forced to COHE, for arrangements are Bright or Gladstone, to grapple take out a "right to reside" per-being made to have receivers at with figures like these? mit at the Police Administration. the Railway Club Theatre where And you may depend upon t As regards White Russians, Grand Opera is being played five that if you have superfluous or evils who have no passport at all except times a week and at other popular swollen departments, the this police permit, it is hard to amusement resorts, whilst the which they involve will not be understand how it is the Chinese broadcasting studio is to arrange limited to waste of money. Government does not fall in line for special concerts on certain "Will nobody ascertain, with with other countries belonging to days. There is no lack of talent exact precision, what departments the League of Nations and issue in Harbin for Russian artistes there are; how and why and under what authority each of them came the so-called Nansen passport or of all genre like to make Harbin into existence; whether, as to each certificate of identification. The their headquarters for a part of of them, its purpose remains or Issuing of this would be welcomed the year at any rate, feeling has been fulfilled or abandoned; by the thousands of Russian themselves more at home here what is the size of its staff as com emigres now residing in China than in any other part of the pared with the last year before the and at the same time bring in globe, even if there is a dearth of war; and how, for example, the some extra revenue to the Chinese filthy lucre.N. C. D. News," salary and bonus of each of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which is at liberty to charge what

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tive of the League of Nations to Eastern custom was observed at China for the last two the launch of the "Jaladuta years had been trying to (8,000 tons, Scindia Steam Naviga get Peking to agree and tion Co Bombay) at Lithgow's he is now again in Peking on the yard, Port Glasgow when flowers The Duke of York has lent the were placed on the bows, the South Kensington Natural History same errand. It would in no way swastika, good luck sign was painte Museum the mounted head of

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