THE CHINESE QUESTION
RUSSIAN DESIGNS. LONDON, April 2. The Times Peking correspondent reports that Russia undertakes to withdraw from Nmchwang within eight months of the signing of the Manchurian Convention, irrespective of the arangement for a continuance of the Tientsin Provincial Government. Japanese newspapers assert that Russia's concession in Manchuria is due to the Anglo-Japanese Treaty. Ten thousand troops have reinforced Port Arthur and many have arrived at Niuchwang. April 3. Tn reply to the American Government-, inquiries, Germany has admitted that important concessions in Shantung have been grantexl her, but they were not exclusive, and it «ai not intended to e-tabli^k a monopoly. A force of armed Chinese crossed the "Upper Burma frontier at Bhamo, and seized and beheaded a Chinese British subject. Apiil 5. Maritime cu~,tom a have been established and 300 po-t offices in China. The postage per half-ounce letter throughout China is fixed at one farthing.
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Otago Witness, Issue 2507, 9 April 1902, Page 15
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