Peking, Jan. 9.
The Chinese Government now regrets its premature assent to the proposal made by the United States in reference to the nent the Manchurian Railway:
The Government realizes that' the proposition involves an increase of the difficulties of the situation, inasmuch as eight Powers would be interested in the problem instead of two. Moreover, there would be the burden of a bago debt involved, and the Government recognizes that, in the present condition of China's finances, she would not be able to sustain the strain—Qur Own Correspondent.
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