THE CHINESE DIFFICULTY.

Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 29 March 1901, Page 3

THE CHINESE DIFFICULTY.

[by electric TELEGBAPH. —COPYRIGHT.] (Per Press Association) Tokio, March 28. The Marquis Ito, Premier, addressing Jiis parliamentary supporters at Yokohama, said that it was impossible to deny that Japan felt the complications in China created by Russia or ignored the clouds on the horizon. London, March 28. The Viceroys of the Yangtze provinces, backed by the whole of the central provinces, have memoralised the Throne in the strongest terms not to sign the Manchurian convention.

The Times' Pekin correspondent states that nothing is authoritatively known there, though there are persistent reports that China has rejected t ic convention.

Reports received in Washington state that Sir A. Satow has protested against China negotiating territorial or financial concessions until the present crisis is settled. The Railway Siding Difficulty. Received this day at 9 2o am. London, March 28. The " Standard's Berlin correspondent says that Waldorsee's action in connection with the disputes of the Railway sid, ing at Tientsin is to bo united to tho prevention of a military conflict. The diplomacy of Britain and Russia will have to settle the ownership of the land. Received this day at 9 14 a m, London, March 28. Eight anti-Christian rioters werej beheaded at Changiha and Hunan,