Peking, Feb. 5.
The Kiachta Conference is pro: ceeding slowly since the completion of the Ten Articles which were practically covered in the Agrei ment between China and Russia signed in 1913.
The Conference is now _discussing questions connected with the inner trade of Mongolia, including internal revenues which China formerly collected and which the Mongols now claim, and alo the matter of mixed judicial procedure.
The Russians contend that cases between Russians and Mongols should be tried by the Russian and local officials, namely Mongols. The Chinese contend that they should be tried by Russian and Chinese offcials.—Reuter.
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