THE CRISIS IN CHINA.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 11605, 20 March 1901, Page 5

THE CRISIS IN CHINA.

THE MANCHUBIAN TREATS RUSSIA'S DOUBLE-DEALING. > By Telegraph.—Press Association.— Copyrle&e, London. March 19. .'i Reuter learns in London that. Count Lansdorff's assurances to Sir; C. Scott, the British Ambassador at St. Petersburg, on February 6 re- . erred to the Alexieff-Tung agree-1 ment over Port Arthur of November j 22, and not to the St. Petersburg agreement received at Pekin on February 23. If the assurances on S the 6th that Russia was not en-j gaged in negotiations were true, til© new treaty must have been arranged I in the fortnight following, which is l gravely doubted. It is believed new gotiations were progressing longprior to the 6th. M Wutingfang. the Chinese Minister! at Washington, has been instructed' to advise the Court whether the Manchurian agreement is inimical to Chinese interest's. Mr. Hay has informed Wutingfang that it : , is urgent J that America should know Russia's | ; x intentions. ' THE TIENTSIN DISPUTE, ARREST OF FRENCH SOL- \" DIERS. . LondoNj March 18. ] The Standard states that Admiral' Alexieff is at the bottom of the Tien-: I sin incident, and. is constantly ere*'.: ating difficulties. '• ] London, March' 19. : , Forty disorderly French soldiers' have been arrested at Tientsin. RUSSO-GERMAN TREATY, London, March 19. The Times' Berlin correspondent.;; says there is ■ a well-founded and ;; widespread belief in the existence of a Russo-German treaty, containing ■ mutual assurances on the China) question.