Peking, Dec. 18.
The supplementary Chinese East-' ern Railway agreement signed in October, 1920, between the Ministry; ping Tls. 5,000,000, which should have of Communications and the Russo-Asiatic Bank, has been the subject) of much comment since the Reds: began their strong offensive against the present C.E.R. administration. Much that has been written has been penned without an actual knowledge of the text of the agreement! for it has never before been publish-' ed. If for no other purpose than! -to give sound and tangible grounds for disputation the publication of! the real text of this agreement is! still worth while, though it has} now. become rather history than news. The writer has received from} an authorized source the following! English translation of the original French version of the arrangement:
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