AN UNRATIFIED TREATY.
RUSSIA'S POLICY IN CHINA. AN OFFICIAL STATEMENT. RUSSIA AND KOREA. United Press Association — By Electrio Telegraph — Copyright. {Received Feb. 26 £ 10.5 a.m.) LONDON, Feb. 25. An agreement mad© 'between Russia and a Tartar general at Kirin in March, 1901, giving Russia and China exclusive mining rights in Manchuria,' is still unratified by the Chinese Government. Baron Lessar, the 'Russian Ambassador to China, declares that the Anglo-Japanese treaty will not alter Russia's plans in re-ga-rd to China. Russia does not d«sira privileges greater than those of the other powers. She will undeviatingly follow her settled policy. . -..'. Korea, at. the instance of Russia, has agreed! not to lease or grant any State, company or individual the Island of Kojedo or the shore opposite, thence to Chemulpo. (
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 7338, 26 February 1902, Page 2
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127AN UNRATIFIED TREATY. Star (Christchurch), Issue 7338, 26 February 1902, Page 2
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