Peking, 16th December.
The Chinese newspapers seem to have concluded that H. E. Wang Wen-shao has pro-Russian proclivities, but according to my investigation this conclusion is groundless. The Peace Plenipotentiaries, Prince Ching and H.E. Wang Wen-shao, are now endeavouring to discover the views of those of the Foreign Ministers who condemn the Manchurian Convention, but it is not yet decided whether the Convention will be brought up at a conference of the Foreign Ministers—Our correspondent.
There ap to be a confusion here betireen Wang Vén-shao and Wang Chih-
London vid Bombay, 17th December.
Great Britain, the United States, Japan are exerting strong pressure on China to procure the submission to them of any treaty with reference to Manchuria before Hit is signed.
Japan has notified China that she Iwill require an equivalent for all advantages that the latter may give Russia in Manchuria—Reuter.
Peking, 17th December.
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