The Universal ¢ has the follow ing:—We lean that seven demands of in regard to Manchuria have been refused by the Waiwupu seriatim. With reference to the sixth demand about the establishment of a Hague Examination Bureau, the reply was that the matter may be referred for consultation between the Kussian Contul and Taotai of the Feng-Chin Intendancy, whilst as regented the seventh demand—that of depositing the taxes of Manchuria with the Ruso. Chinese Bank, the reply was that as Chins intends to start a Governmant Bank of her own she could not deposit the funds of the country with any foreign Uauk Should it turn out finally, however, that] China will not be able t" start a. auk of her own, then in the event of there b-ing any surplus funds Chinn consents to de-it these sums with the Russo-Chinese Bank. Not otherwise.
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