King Government kas er dared several extra The Northern papers report that the Pebattalions of troops to proceed to Shanhai-Kuan to strengthen the Chinese garrison there The same paper states that the Rassian Minister has asked Prince Ching to send s Prince of the Blood to Port Arthur to confer with Viceroy Alexeieff with regard to the Manchurian question and that when Prince Ching consulted the matter with his colleagues of the Waiwupu, the Russian Minister's proposition was unanimously opposed by them on the ground that as Japan was showing such a firm front) to Russia, it would be well to await the issue of this affair before taking such an initiative.
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