Russia in China.
Russia’s action in delaying the evacuation of Kiuchwang is attributed to a desire to establish a Russian claim to certain forestry rights on the Chinese side of the Yalu river, and an attempt to establish an independent Customs at Dalny (Port Arthur), with Russian officers to collect the Chinese Customs and report direct to Pekin over the head of Sir Robert Hart, Chief of the Chinese Imperial Customs This would endanger the Chinese maritime Customs.
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Manawatu Herald, 16 April 1903, Page 2
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78Russia in China. Manawatu Herald, 16 April 1903, Page 2
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