London vid Bombay, 20th March.
The diplomatic representatives of France and Russia have handed to the Powers a declaration stating that the Allied Powers of France and Russia, while pleased to find in the Anglo-Japanese Treaty an affirmation of the principle which forms the basis of their own policy, namely the maintenance of the status quo and peace in the Orient and the independence of China and Corea which will remain open to all equally,—are nevertheless also obliged to consider the possi bility of aggression by a third Power, or the occurrence of fresh troubles in China likely to jeopardize the latter's integrity and free development, and to menace their own interests: they therefore reserve to themselves the right to consider in such a case the means of protecting those interests.—Reuter.
21st March.
It is considered here that the main object of the Franco-Russian declara-
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