RUSSIA AND CHINA.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1086, 27 March 1911, Page 5

RUSSIA AND CHINA.

! AN EMPHATIC BEQUEST, By Telegraph—Press Association-Oopyrieht (R«c. March 26, 5.5 p.m.) St. Petersburg, March 25. Eussia has requested Chinb. to accept the terms of her Js'ote without further equivocation. RECENT DEVELOPMENTS. "The Times" correspondent at St. Petersburg recently stated that, owing to China's persistent disregard of treaty obligations in regard to the East China railway and consular jurisdiction, itussiah troops were reoccupying the region watered by the river Ili, which rises in Chinese Mongolia, and,' flowing through the Russian province of Semiryechnesk, finally enters Lake Balkhash. Tho Russian Minister at Peking, M. J. J. Korostovetz, was recently instructed to present an ultimatum to China, and M. Sazonoff, Russian Minister for Foreign Affairs, communicate.d to Britain, Prance, and Japan Russia's intention of making a demonstration on the Chinese frontior. . Tho "Daily Graphic" says: It is diffir cult to find any more cynical disregard of international law and morality. China punctually nnd scrupulously observed the conditions of .the ISSI Treaty, and it will be interesting to Ete what Mr. Asquith, the Prime Minister, and Sir Edward Grey, ■Secretary of State for Foreiirn Affairs, will r.ay in view of the principles laid down in connection with Bosnia." "The Times" say? the step taken by Russia will possibly evoke an explosion of public feeling ending in a.revolution. It was announced Inst month that the Russian treons at Tashkent, canital of Russian Turkestan, had started for tho Chinese frontier. When reen nt Sydney Mr. Top 1? Cnni Chili, editor nf the "Tnnij Wah Times," said the developments h"nd not com<? ns a surprise to him. ."The Chinese Minister to St. Petersburg," ho remarked, "notified thp Pflvinit nuthorit'ss some months nco n<: to Russian projects nlonp: the border of Mongolia. Russia, has lmiir had her eve on n. portion of Hie northern boundary of the Ijn.e'n of the Hwanr'-ho, the most ffHle nnd the most wealthy portion of Mongolia. Russia's determination ti secure a stronger foot'iold in Monpf>"a *intls expression in virions wnys. Th" latest move was for the ,->"nointment of Tf,Hssi«n consuls'.it vnrione J'nngrolian centres, t.o act a? <idviw« *o the l"cnl authorities, a f«b;pft Ijnfivnpn tii» P'i?-'"nn Min"tpr in Teltin.sr nnd the Wnir" Pn fthe Ch ; nps» Foreign Office). The Wfiviri Vn declined to consMpt thp heinir rensonthly sustuVi'ou!! tli!>f Russia wouM not bo' r,iHsflpd wUh tli-'= <"ro«<nt Hi»-b-.riri-ninc of m""h Jf" a r sch Ar nes in tho d"trimrit of th" PninOß"--Empire, n= Hussia's action l ! in the post have proved."