'A Peking dispatch to hand states that the Russian Minister, M. Lessar, recently informed the Chinese Plenipotentiaries that he would forego the clause in the late Li Hung-chang's. Manchurian Convention referring to Kailways and Mines in the three provinces, and consent to its being caneclied and erased from the document. This "forbearance" was, at first, well received by the Chinese, who were grateful for it. Fortunately for them, however, it alleged that H.E. Hu Yii-fen happened t+ be with the Chinese Plenipotentiaries at the time the two were talking over the matter, and pointed out tothem that this was no forbearance at all on the Russian Minister's part, for an almost. similar greement had long ago been made be: tween Li Hung-chang and Count Cassini (the Cassini Convention), which sill stands, and which the Russians can at any time call upon China to make good! Apropos. this piece of news appears to confirm the foregoing paragraph which reports HE. Hu Yii-fen's appoint ment by secret Imperial decree.
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