So far as it is known, the Anglo-Russian Agreement gives little satisfaction to circles it is bearded as securing everything British residents in Peking. In diploms
Russia desi and relinquishing much which England should and might have retained.
The Tsungli Yaméa is hunting round to discover a friend able and willing to support China in resistive Russia's demand for a railway to Peking. England is the only eat Power likely to take serious interest in the matter, and England remains mute.
Some time ago, Kang Yi, who next to Jung Lu is the most poerful- man.in magistrate is not pressing on his frontier it may be the Yung-cheng official is under a_ misapprehension, fancying that none of his territory is cluded. But, however that may be, there is an uncertainty involving hardship, to which the British authorities could put an end in 'a vers short time, though indeed it should never have been allowed to arise. The boundaries should have been described on taking possession,
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