GREAT BRITAIN AND THE POWERS.
RUSSIA AND GERMANY OBTAINING ADVANTAGES.
(Received October 10th, 10 p.m.)
HONG KONG, October 10. ; % The Russo-German agreement provides i that Russia shall administer Tongku-Yang-tsung railway, and Germany the Ya_gtsunPekin line.
Received October 10th, 10.55 p.m.) LONDON, October 10. The Shanghai correspondent of "The Times" states that the Russians and Germans Hold the Feitang Forts, and the Tanshan and Kaiping mines, monopolising tha coal supply of North China. All strategic positions are in the hands of our Allies, and none in ours. It is feared that Britain's delay in announcing her policy will cause irreparable damage to her prestige. The Czar (has reiterated that- Russia is not annexing territory, but merely .securing the peaceable use of the railways, and undisturbed navigation of the Amur.
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Press, Volume LVII, Issue 10784, 11 October 1900, Page 5
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