Wuen the Reuter's telegram of the will be remembered 30th ult. was published, in which it herself' une was stated that the alleged Russian fo Manchuria demands on China were a pure inven- practically gi tion, it was easy to foresee that a to China: modification would not to be ypan, and all the other waited for long. Eve knew Power choose, have a perfect that the demands had been" clit to ask Russia to stand by her telegram that we published Now Ritssin turns round morning brought Russia' he must first discuss certain admission of this Lord' Jansdowne ble for securing told the House of Lords that the Russian Atnbassador had informed him that the discussions proceeding the ope in Peking concern Manchuria alone, Manchuria, They include the pro-and relate to certain guarantees i ion of the Employment of fore dispensable for securing asin the eanntry. the ossing of i the ey: request for indispensable guara crile, hot a demand, it is difticnls to say Customs revenue what itis. We have already stated chwang to the Russo-Chinese what these terms are as given by the [it being stipulated, 9 ensure this, "Peking & Tientsin Times:" we find that the Commissioner of Customs at a later statement of them. slightly all bea Russian sub-aried, in the "Japan Mail" which ject—to which Sir Robert: Hart has: believes them to be accurate. They aveeded, although we are are as under told that China has rejected these 1.—That the Three Eastern Provinees conditions fu tule, This revenue, (Manchuria) shall never be sold or leased it must not be forgotten, is already to any foreign Power. ("Other Pov thecated to all the Pow and isthe exact expression in the -iji's but that would be too blunt, we imagine, even for Russia's present methods).
As the "Japan That China on agree me u by side with the present Chinese lino from by Bomia of a sesorsl line of telny hate what must be patent to every Mit Ey clusaslatichurie Port Arthur to Moukden. one, nonicly 4.—That under no pretext whatever hermetically constitutes the most shall China hereafter employ foreigners for flagrant possible opposition to the service in North China," is the expression used, and as the cor- United Sta
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