TRAGEDY IN MONGOLIA.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1789, 30 June 1913, Page 7

TRAGEDY IN MONGOLIA.

SIXTT LAMAS BURNED TO DEATH. By Telegraph.—Press Association—Copyright St. Petersburg, June 27. Advices from Urga, the principal town of Mongolia, state that sixty Mongolian Lamas barricaded themselves in a pagoda against Chinese attacks. Tho latter fired the building and the occupants were burned to death. RUSSIAN INTRIGUES. Tho Chinese Government operates actually and definitely in twenty-two provinces; it operates more vaguely in. certain great outlying areas like Tibet and Mongolia. During the recent revolution, tho Mongolian princes declared that their country had severed their connection with China. As they immediately thereafter asked for Russia's help in constituting a now government, it was easy to see that Russia has not been a stranger to tho change. . The Russian Foreign Minister replied that ho "counseled moderation, but if Mongolia severed her connection with China, Russia would be compelled to enter into business ties with her," It is believed that Russia has long been intriguing to get possession of Mongolia; and she lost 110 time in moving her troops across the frontier and occupying strategic points in the province. She then prepared an agreement with Mongolia which was duly signed. Among other provisions it stipulated, as reported, that China should not send troops into Mongolia—a Chinese territory! The agreement further stated that Mongolia should be freo to make treaties with any nation subject to Russian approval! Thus the Chinese Republic's sovereignty may continue in Mongolia, provided the Republic agrees to this agreement! A singular arrangement this, and one not at oil respectful to tho Republic of Chiua.