generally believed in mandarin circles that, in consequence of Li Hung-chang's secret. arrangements, while Shanghi, with Rassia—which included the proposition of the withdrawal of the troops of the Allies from Po will be necessary after completing negotiations with the rest of the Powers for Li Hung-chang to perform his part of the above arranyements and conclude a separate treaty with Russia in which the fate of the three Manchurian pr vinces and the Imperial ways of North-El na will be intima concerned, feared by the Chinese It that the promises of Li Hung-chang to Rassia will produce bitter fruit for China in the future,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.