From a purely commercial poi of view these lines would pro'
Irast amount of capital expenditure, Tt must be confessed that the advent of railways in Mongolia will give Russian traders a distinct advanties over Chinese merchants, and these latter are naturally distured at the prospect of losing a valuable trade which they have ear ried on prosperously for many years. A great number of them are rr. sidents of the capital of China and having a good deal of influences in Peking make their voices heard.
Tt is hardly likely, however, that the Government of Russia will agree to abandon the programme of Goo
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