RUSSIA AND BRITAIN.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXIII, Issue 53, 22 March 1901, Page 3

RUSSIA AND BRITAIN.

TBOOPS SBNT TO TIENT3IN. COUNT WALDERSEE PROPOSES NEUTRAL GUARDS. GENERAL WOUACK'S ACTION. IMPORTANT MINISTERIAL STATEMENT. PBB PRESS ASSOCIATION. Received 21, 9.12 a.m. Londox March 20. In acknowledging the assistance rendered to China by the intervention of Great Britain, America, and Japan, Prince Ching confirmed Dr. Morrison'* message respecting Russia's abandonment of exclusive rights in Mongolia and Turkestan. Russia invokes an unpublished agreement to show that the BhanhaikwanNiuchang railway concession is a breach of her rights. Prince Ching admitted its existence. Dr. Morrison is convinced that Li Hang Chang's secret agreement of 1896 was the first of a serifs of such documents, and ha suys China ought to be compelled to disclass them, otherwise the restoration of stability for the Eiat is hepelse?. It is reported at Pert Arthur that troops have been ordered to Tientsin. Ninety marines have replaced the Sikhs at Tientsin siding. The Fusili&rs are expected to arrive to-day. I The Australians at Peking started for Tientsin on Tuesday. Count Waldersce proposed to place neutrals to guard the Tientsin siding pending enquiry. General Wogack declined to dis:u-s the qU'Stion of ownership unless the British made reparation for occupying the land, sayieg that if the British requested the laud for a bidiag Russia. would doubtless have granted it. Lord Cranborne, in the House of Commons, said thtt neither General Gaslee nor Sir E. M. Satow had been instructed not to resist Russian seiaure.