The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-06-05
RUSSIA IS WATCHING
UNREST IN CHINA
Is Inclined to Take a Seri-
Gus View of the
Situation.
BY GEORGE FRASER.
,lc 10 The Tribune.


ST. PETERSBURG, June i.-Russia is
watching with keen interest the unrest
in China, and those best informed as TO
eastern affairs are inclined to take IL
serious view OF the situation in the Far
East Time was when Russia regarded
the Asiatics with contempt, but that was
before the war with Japan. The disposi-
tlon now Is to go rather TO the other cx-
treme and to take too serious view Of
sia has no intention Of further terri
torfal extension In the Far East. She
will content herself with holding and de-
Veloping her present possessions. In
will be difficult within the next decade,
IL the present awakening and modern
lzing OF China continues. II is this Idea
which makes Russia willing to come TO
an understanding with Japan, even at
the prlce of concessions which Russia is
loath TO make, A high officer who has
seen much service In the east and who
knows China as well as a European may,
said to me the other day: "The develop
ment OF China in n military way In the
past five years has been really most re-
markable, The Chinese have wonderful
potentialities as soldiers. and when they
nave received the proper training they
Will make formidable opponents for any
army. This Is being done with surpris-
ing rapidity."
Grand Duchess Becomes Nun.
/ mentioned in a recent letter that the
Grand Duchess Elizabeth had taken Or
ders as nun. Twenty ladies of the
highest station have joined with her and
have established a convent known as
The Convent Of Martha and Mary, in
presence OF the Metropolitan Vladimir.
and her imperial highness received at the
hands of his most high holiness a cross in
token OF her office as sister superior.
Gtcfn tsiY .,f Gel.
was present at the ceremony, and was
blessed with an icon OF ST. Nicholas and
st. Alexandra, specially sent for this pur-
pose by her younger sister, the ezaritza,
and By the czar. She and the other ladies
who took the same VOW wore white
habits with white wells. Tho grand
duchess devoted much time TO the care
OF disabled soldiers in n home she had
ply worshiped her, The beautiful Prin-
cess Galitzin. a girl of 20. has Joined the
community, and visited her parents
dressed in a habit similar to that worn
sisters do housework. and the Princess
Obolenssy scrubbed the convent floors.
Their Daily Routine.
The sisters rise at z; at 7:3O office Is
said in the church, or II any OF the Sis
tors are engaged elsewhere. they recite
the prayers themselves At there is
tea. followed by service in church. After
this tho sisters arc engaged in various
kinds of work until IL 80, when dinner is
served. During the meal passages from
the lives OF the saints are read aloud.
After dinner there is work, varied at b
and at by prayer. Supper Is at I.30.
Tho grand duchess and the assistant
sister superior have taken the VOWS OF
poverty, chastity and obedience for life;
the others have only been permitted to
take them for one year. II at the end
Of the year they desire TO continue in the
community, they can renew their VOWS
for three years, for SIX and finally for
life, The sisters have a home 1or SOL
diers disabled in the war, n hospital for
poor women, home for women suffer
ing from consumption. a dispensary at
which medicine may be obtained free of
charge, homo for eighteen girls and a
free library,
Grain Crop Record Breaker,
The Russian grain crop bids fair to
be Z; record breaker this year. and this
may have a marked effect on the high
prices OF brcadstuffs the world over.
Not only Is the wheat crop greater than
ever before. but the same is true of
rye. which Is the staple brcadstuft for
the great mass of Russians, and this
makes a greater proportion OF wheat
available for export. Then. owing TO the
failure OF certain banking institutions.
the money lenders who have advanced
money OH wheat are now forcing their
borrowers 10 sell their wheat, almost re-
gardess of price, Hence. the pressure
of Russian offerings on the European
markets has been tremendous. and they
have sold for future delivery at prices
that make competition impossible,