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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 266, 11 November 1901, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

BI elbotwo Ocfrnw**. AFFAIRB IN OHIHJL JAPAN JEALOUS Of BUSBI4. FEB PHBM 4JSOCUTIO*. Tokio, November 8, The Japanese newspapers strongly oppose the Russian proposals thatJapiUß shall control Korea in exchange Jor Russia having a free hand in Manchuria and a Russian port of MaunpOi Korei has allotted Japan a special settlement of 650 acres at Ohapokpo, formerly surveyed for Russia. S&amohai, November 8. M. Lessar strenuously endeavoured to secure Li Hung Chang's sigoatotf to the Manchurian Convention uriod he died Yuanshifcai, a resolute aoti-Bsxw, Governor of Shantung, will probahlj become successor to Li Hung Cbatg, THIS SIGNING OF THB OONVKNTIO^f, RUSSIAN FINKBBK. Reoeived.lo, 4.36 p.m. Tokio, Novembw 9. Japan has received the girt of the Mancharian Convention, but vainly demanded the full tex*. S' e was then .appealed to by the southern Viceroys to protest agxinst the convention. , The Dowagfr-E"npr«Bß in U o interval instructed Li Hung Chang to sign, with the modification cabled on the 6th, and to communicate the text to the for ign Ministers; bus only to aigu if the latter offered no obj otior a, \ Li Hung Ohang vis ted M. Lowir, and explnined his ins l ructions. M. Lessar protested against the d.vulgation. The interview was of a stormy nature, and Li Hung Charg returned in a violent 'rage. A beoiorhrge fol* lowed, and is attributed to liis «xrf<emen'.

The Dowager, on rtcoMiig the sontlern Viceioys' stprg memorial, telegraphed not to sign. Li Hung Ooung was already uoconacioue, bat M. l Le«sar endewoured to get (he Mall affixed. The Chinese, l.ovever, i<feguaroe 1 the stale. Yuanshikai hag beon appoin ed Governor of Oiii-Li, but Wnngo-eashao wiil take up Li HuDg Chang's task u peace Pleripotentiary.