Show HA THE portsmouth TREATY all chinese astorca and Va warehouse I 1 at principal points west cesi of harbin closed by russia poking tho situation at manchuria arising aily lii fro from in tho clio insist once of russia that she alie administer tile lio local government took ook on a critical eliase a few days ago when clio russian Riia aLin authorities closed fill all tie ho chinese stores stoics and es at the principal points in tho the railroad lall road zone west ot of harbin because or of tile tho refusal of tho the owners of these theao lish ments to pay taxes imposed by tho the railroad authorities for somo time tho the negotiations in pelting 1 between two ni russia tind and china concerning tho the ad ministration of harbin have been at it a deadlock and china liaa has alleged that tho the russian Ru slat administration of fl harbin arbili constituted a violation of the portsmouth treaty tr eIty sir john jordan and W W rockhill nock hlll respectively tho the british and american to china lately notified tho the russian Itus legation hero that while great britain ail and tho the united states did not desire lit in tiny way to interfere in tho the relations between and china they would bo be under tho the necessity of 0 reaffirming their previous treaty dobli lations gallons if tile tho question of the municipal control of harbin was raised it in this action sit sir john and mr roc nock hlll acted separately it is reported hero here that all business other oilier than foreign over the railroad la Is at a standstill the foreign bialt business 1 es in 1908 in freight fret glit co collections llcy to |