THE CRISIS IN CHINA.
CONCESSIONS TO RUSSIA. United Press Association— By Electric Telegraph-
Copyright. Beceived March 25, 0.15 a.m.
LONDON, March 25. A quarter of the English portion of the Chinese ldan has heen subscribed. The underwriters will provide' the balance.- The Bussian nnd French demands created distrust, and militated against the success of tho loan.
China has conceded to ißussia a twenty-five years' lease of Port Arthur as a naval base, and a similar lease of Talienwan as a fortified open port. The right to construct a railway connecting Petuna, Talienwan and Port Arthur has also heen conceded. The Times says the terms of the concession are equivalent to cession, and will produce a profound effect in Great Britain.
ST PETERSBURG, March 25. • Bussia sends 50,000 Army Reserves to East Asia, and the Government has applied for an additional thirty million rouhles to strengthen the naval forces..
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 6138, 26 March 1898, Page 6
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