The Supao" states that a report is prevalent in Peking that the Russians hinted to the Chinese Government that in the event of the handing back of the three Manchurian provinces to China the former will formulate three demands as quid pro quo. The following are stated to be the demands:—(1) The district of Tiehk'észe, in Kuldja, ow the Russo-Th borders adjoining " the department of Semipalatinsk; (2) A Piindu Kush, enst of the Pamirs 5 (3) The portion of Western Tibet, bordering the
control of the Muho (Amur) good mines which are at present in the possession of the Russians, who are continuing the working of them, There is also a report that the Russians also desire to obtain the control of the K'aiping Colliery (Chinese Engineering and Mining Ca.,) but this is only mere hearsay.
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