An agreement has just been arrived at between the British and Russian Governments which interests all Britons who live in, or who may live in, the zone of the Chinese Eastern Railway. On December 3 notes were exchanged between the British and Russian representatives which bring into forces on January 1 next an agree-subjects will have an active and passive right of election to the local municipal administrations both now existing and hereafter to be estab-shed, and shall exercise those rights like Russian subjects in accordance with the stipulations of the local municipal regulations. At Harbin also there shall be in troduced into the Municipal Council, consisting, in all, of six members, the term of whose office is three years, a representative of the foreign (non-Russian) community, who shall be a foreign (non-Rus sian) resident of good standing. Such resident shall be sleeted,
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