RUSSIA’S THREAT.

Gisborne Times, Volume IX, Issue 875, 27 April 1903, Page 2

RUSSIA’S THREAT.

THE CONDITIONS OF. EVACUATION, By Telegraph—Press AssociationCopyright, LONDON, April 2d, Russia, tis a condition oj evacuating Niuchang and two southern provinces, has demanded that. China shall hot agree to any new treaty port in Manchuria, and shall not establish new foreign consulates, that the Customs at Niuchang be payable to the Russo-Ciiinese bank, that Russians be exclusively Employed in administrative offices," Prince Ching rejected the above demands. Japan sends three warships to Niuthang, Reuler’s Pekin correspondent states that Russia has informed China LhaL she will take no further steps lo evacuate Manchuria until China lias signed an agreement practically ceding tile soverieignty of the province, and excluding other nations.

OMINOUS I'REDICTIONS, GERMANS STAND CLEAR. By Telegraph—Press AssociationCopyright. Received April 26, 4.37 p.m. LONDON, April 21

The Standard’s Vienna correspondent asserts that a well-known politician, referring to the demand as to Manchuria, rem a rks that it gave the impression that the headlines of the Macedonian-Albania questions would soon disappear from European newspapers.

the Standard, in a leading article, states that, Britain can scarcely fail to inform Russia that the absorption of Manchuria cannot become an accomplished fact without raising the whole Chinese question. Jt is staled at Washington that Russia thrice pledged herself in writing, to maintain a policy of opendoor in Manchuria. It, is understood that Britain, America, and Japan will make joint representations, not lo Russia, hut to China, firmly insisting on her nonacquiescence in Russia’s conditions.

The National Zcitung says that Germany always regarded Manchuria as Russia’s sptiere, and that the Powers interested must settle matters with Russia themselves.