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NEW. BUILDING IN FRENCH CONCESSION. CAMPAIGN TO RAISE FIVE AND A HALF LAKES."

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CONDITIONS IN MOSCOW. SHANGHAI MAN'S IMPRESSIONS. ALL TOURISTS RIGIDLY SEARCHED. Mr. Ronald Schlee, manager of Anderson & Co., Ltd., who returned to Shanghai recently after a trip across Russia from London, gives an

The Shanghai Chinese Y.M.C.A. is now ordinarily interesting account of coa-bestirring itself to secure its first branch Building The Association was organited ditions in Moscow.

To the average tourist, Moscow, na the in Shanghai in 1000 and since that time | hub of the country, does not show a gay it has done work for young men and side, Mr. Schlee said when questioned boys which has generally commended it- about general conditions there. It may elt. It now has 3,000 members of all be added that Mr. Schlee's own observa provinces and from many classes For tions have been inada accurate throughs years the Association has held its knowledge of the Russian" tongue, and headquarters in Sechuen Road, where it' of conditions in the capital in other had two buildings. One, opened in 1807. years. Speaking from this point of view, was used for men's work and the second was devoted to the schools and work for he said that Moscow might be called a sad city, in spite of the 10 theatres run boys. It has been found through investi. ning to fall houses, and the several operagation, however, that if the headquarters companies with their full nightly well were moved to the French Concession rounded out patronage, as well as many more who now never visit the negro operetta playing before large building, because of the distaner, would audiences At the cabarets and night be able to use it, for it has been estimated cafes, many of which have roulette wheels that 500,000 people live within less than D. LE CLERG'S LIVER & ARNEVE and similar devices going at full swing one mile from where the new building under Government sanction, there is none will stand. of the care-free hilarity which is com- Induly associated with these places to give them a raison d'être. Vodka is much in evidence, as are those who have been overimbibing it. Jazz, having come under the ban of the Government as inmoral, is not danced in these places, so that the concertina of the old days has had no serious set-back from the saxophope,

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Thus the need for a fully equip- ped modern« Y.M.C.A. building in the southern and western sections of Shang- hal has become so argent-that the Board of Directors of the Shanghai Y. M. C.A. has decided to complete the building-fund which they began to raise in 1918. The Compaign Committee has been appointed and has been actively at work making preparations for the last three months. They propose to erect a building, costing with land. Tis. 355,000. Towards this amount, they raised in 1918 #130,000. This fund was not sufficient to erect a building, but was invested in six mar of land in Rue de Montigney near Rue du Consulat. The new building is to be built on one half of this piece of land, the other half will be sold and the funds. used in the building.

RUINOUS PRICES. From the stand point of the tourist, however, the most casual can realize that prices are sky-high. A cup of tea will cost 30' kopeks, or about a shilling, and other prices range proportionately high. This is due partly to the fact that al- though the external rate of exchange or the international currency standard is given at such and such a rate, practically

In 1923 funds in American were asked the rouble is not worth as much as it is quoted at in the banks. A tourist wish to assist in ecuring the funds for ing to have his gold or sterling changed this new building. They most heartily into Russian roubles would naturally go responded and promised to previde to one of the state banks for the purpose. G.100.000 if the balance of the funds If he went to one of the "black markets necessary could be raised in Shanghai. where honey is changed, he would receive They have patiently waited for more more roubles for his foreign money than three years for their gift to be Coupled with the fact that the exclaimed and it must be claimed this year' exchange has a fetitious bearingpontor kat. Therefore, the new campaign It is to be con- the actual internal rate of exchange of mist he now or never. the rouble, is the yet more potent one ducted from May 20th to June 10th and

of, the decreased buying power of the rouble owing to high prices. Mr. Schlee says that the rouble bas actually decreas ed in value internally 30 per cent. where as no evidence of this as yet appears the international quotations.

HIGH DUTIES.

That money is badly needed, not only for public works, but for numerous reasons, is likewise evidenced in the methods which the Government are using. to prevent money from going out of the country.

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must raise Tls 180,000. When this is senred the total fund, Tls. 555,000, will be complete and the building can be erected without further delay. The Com- inmittee, with Dr. Tong Shino Yi's leader- ship, have already approached a number. A CRISIS APPROACHING, "

of wealthy citizens and Grms, several of Linked with this also are the closely which have promised their hearty sup akin economic conditions of the country, port. The opening guns for this cam- which are rapidly approaching a crisis.paign will be fired on the evening of May Mr. Schlee said.This crisis is in-120th when all-workers will be invited to evitable decaure the State Bank has attend the opening bangust. Chinese are issue its new rouble up to the present particularly being asked to subscribe to and kept it apparently steady on the the fund, and a few foreign firms who internal exchange; but in spite of this, employ many Chinese. prices have risen materially. The Gov ernment themselves admit to internal in- Bation, and the rouble has depreciated between 20 to 30 per cent. within the last year. The failure of the Goa pian; a plan which was to have revived, the economic conditions of the country, "has now become definitely understood This was to have made possible a considerable surplus of grain for export to enable the

This also comes within the direct scope Government to buy machinery, raw materials for their textile mills, tea, and of the tourist's vision, since he finds him- so on, from foreign countries, on a larger self rigidly searched at the frontier, scale than in previous years. The vari- either entering or leaving Russia. Im ous Government export trade organiza- Port duties have already been raised 300 tions, however, found that it was impos-or 400 per cent., according to Mr. Schler, put a stop to a method of sible for them to buy produce in Russia in order and sell it at a profit abroad. What small parcel exchange between Riga and really happened was that the peasants Moscow which fell under the Govern- At present. blankly refused to part with their pro nent's disapproving age. duce in exchange for the new rouble when a tourist enters Hussia he has his which they did not trust. In consequence luggage gone over with a fine comb.

Mr. Schles had occasion to see an un the whole Gos. plan failed."

fortunate Indian, travelling on his train, who to 3 on pairs be alive to these internal workings of the declared to have been worn several times "state capitalism which Mr. Schlee by the Indian. Everything is ditiable, describes is aware of the general trend it would seem, and manufactured goods of things after a sbort stay in the coun- and new articles are assessed with- try. He may observe, as pointed out by out reservation, or confiscated in some Mr. Schlee, that a railway porter receives 40 roubles or about £4 a month, out of which he must pay for his food and lodging at prices considerably higher It is highly inadvisable to carry papers than formerly. The tourist may even or books into the country Mr. Scklee have occasion to cater into conversation, declared. One Japanese, who spoke no as did Mr. Schles, with a Communtat English, "was found travelling with hoy scout or rather Pioneer as this trunk in which Japanese papers and youthful enthusiast would term himself notes jotted in the margins of books in Russia, Part of the code of the aroused the officials inspicion. The "Pioneer" includes no drinking nor Japanese was sent back to Chita, where smoking, and since there are still peo unfortunately for the good judgment of ple in the world who believe in God, no the Russina oficials, the Japanese consul scoffing at people of this kind" as the there disclaimed responsibility for him, "Pioncer himself explained in answer since he was considered a dangerous to the rules of his game,

Socialist... The tourist will also hear about the Apart from the high prices, the trip proposed statue to Karl Marx which was can be made, however, with a fair degree to have put in its appearance in front of comfort, and speed, Mr. Schlee said. of the Moscow Opera House, and which He left London on April 10th, going by was included in the budget of the year, aeroplane to Cologne and Berlin and bat had to be cut off the list. The pre-arrived in Moscow on April 20th. He sent shrine, which draws countless pil- left there on April. 21st, and arrived at grims of the new regime, in that of Chita, on the 20th, where a three-days' Lenis. in Moscow, the Communist ultra disciple, who lies encased in his crystal coffin for the world to gaze, at,

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