Question of Interest on Original Deposit Harbin, Sept, 90.
At a meeting of the board of directors of the Chinese Eustarn Railway yesterday, the Chinese directors asserted that the interest on Tls. 5,000,000, which the Chinese Government deposited in the Russo-Asintie Bank ut the time conclusion of the Treaty concerning the construction and management of the Chinese Eastern Railway -in 1896, should be included in the estimate of the Railway, whereas the Russian directors utai that the mi ter be solved through negotiations between the gov ment authorities of the two count The meeting lasted more than three hours and adjourned without reaching any decision, According to the Treaty, the Tls. 5,000,000 referred to was' to have been refunded by the Chinese East, erin Railway to the Chinese Government upon the inauguration of the Railway. But this money has remained unrefunded for 20 years, and now amounts to Tis, 16,000,000, including interest, This issue between the Ru: and Chinese directors of the Railway is attracting public attention. Toho.
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