that Russia is pressing for permission to build a railway from Kirin, the capital of Northern Manchuria, direct to Peking and that England is vigorously opposing. this advance. How this can be made to agree with the terms of the recent Anglo-Russian Convention does not appear. Chibli, south of the Great Wall, may eventually be found to belong to Gerniany's sphere of influence, and united to Shantung it would certainly constitute a fine territory. Also—it would look well on the map" and make a fine "scientific frontier."
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