The Novoye Vremya" of April 20 contains a leading article under the above heading, of which the following is a translation "Russian ultimatum," Conditions on russia consents to evacuate Manment sin puts an end to the policy Forgery on the If. and 8. Bank. of the Open Door," "The Powers protest shroff_ named Chang against the demands of Russia," China refuses Russia's ultimatum;"—these area the 27th May, charged with attempting few of the sensational headings which are to utter a forzed cheque for Tls. 150 on to be found in all the London papers receiv the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank on the ed to night.
3rd April.
Something astounding, uncommon, has Inspector Matheson said that the pri-surely happened to astonish the whole soner and a Mixed Court runner had been world. From all places cries of indignation to Hankow to try and arrest the are heard, English newspapers suggest that actual forger of the cheque, hut had been hint. be given to Russia that, &c., &c. More fiery organs say that England must Mr. Joass said that the cheque was pre act more energetically, that the time has sented at the Bank by the prisoner and come for the Anglo-Japanese alliance to ay it was at once seen that it was a for show that it exists and that it was not con-gory, the Police were sent. for. cluded in order to allow the two oars to means the prisoner communicated with it to remain calm spectatora of the illegal the fonser of the cheque and the latter actions of Russin. loft Shanghai before he could be arrested.
God save us! How frightful is all this!
Mr, He Robertson, of the Russo-Eh Rut what is all the row about anyhow?
Bai What has taken place? About whatso the British orators make such a noise?
Reuter's agency and the Peking corres-4 pondent of the "Times" explain what is When the cheque the matter, but, iudeiog from their arns the cause of all this excitement is when he left the house the boy where was telephone lit. It is that the Russian work the forgery was, was in bed. On wit Charge d'Aftaires in Veking presented to the Chinese Government an ultimatum in return from the Bank, the boy had disappeared. which he asked that Government to Mr. Cohen, of Messrs. D. Sassoon and immediately sign a separate treaty with Ca., said that the prisoner had been in regard to Manchuria, a treaty which was their employ for five years and bore a very unfavourable t" China.
Tt was lai! down in this ultimatum that ye geod character: He had done in case the Chinese Government did not best to secure the arrest. of the forger of the cheque and had spent ign the treaty at once, Russia would not a lot of money in so doing. The for evacuate Manchuria. The treaty which had been in Hankow, but on the arrival Russia asked China to sign consisted of eight there of the prisoner and a Mixed Court articles in which it was stipulated that China was not to allow any foreigners save runner, it was found that he bad again Russians to obtain a foothold in Manchuria, disappeared, probably having seen the that no new ports were to be opened to reports of the case in the native napers.
The prisoner was simply the dupe of the forger of the cheque and had evidently consuls Manchuria must not be foreign trade, that the number of foreign
incross d innocently.
(The " Novoye Vremya" then goes on to Sentence was postponed until Friday. summarise the information about the The Jessfield Road Assault.
Russian demands which bad renchied London from Peking and with which Mr. H. P. Wilkinson again mentioned readers of the Japan Daily Mail" are the case of the assault upon the already familiar.—Translator.) Campbell in Jessfield Road. He Now we can say with certainty, for we that it was a very serious matter for the four prisoners who had been detained in derive our knowledge from most trustworthy source, that Russia did not send any custody for so long a time, but he was Ultimatum to the Chinese Government and sorry to say that the Police did not seem did not request China to sign " new treaty to deal with the matter seriously at all. about Manchuria as a condition of the They ought to have arrested the ring-evacuation of that country. leader, for whom they had q warrant, and All the information therefore, that the man should have been brought to Reuter's agent and the Peking correspon-the Court that morning. Instead, how-dent of the Times have sent home in this ever, he understood that the warrant was cerine 1 is fiction, pure and simple lying at. Carter Road Station still un-fiction. executed. There was not even a repre-What object then had the English newssentative from Carter Road Station in paper correspondents in the Far East in Court to explain.
View when they circulated these fantastic Inspector Mackintosh said that In-canards about an ultimatum? spector Gibson was engaged at the British It is not quite easy to fathom the true Court. designs of our friends in the Far East. But The Assessor said that Inspector Gibson fortunately they showed their hand once had promised to have' the ringleader at the Court that morning and if the In-before. ahong bey bu neem pp 1901, the rumour that Russia intended to make spector was otherwise engaged he ought to Manchuria a protectorate was industriously lave sent some-one to represent him. He circulated, Reuter assisting. Then as now
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