The majority of the Metropolitan authorities in China are now suggesting the importance of entering into an alliance with Japan, and for closer friendship with the island empire, seeing that without some such step China will be isolated. The Peking Government, upon the decree of the Empress-Dowager intends to appoint early date to open- negotiations with Japan, regarding the Manchurian question, and broadly of an alliance between. the two nations, Chinn asking for Japan's sympathet ce-operation in her present position,—Speoial service.
AN ILLICI't SALE, Peking, 3rd. October, has been discovered that " certain Chinese official has privately suld petroleum mine at Kuchiei in the New Dominion tw Russians, and negotiations are now proceeding between the Waiwapu and Mr, Pokoti low, the Russian Minister in Peking, in the matter—Speoial service.
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