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Show MAKF--WAR IS rt lib ffftll Ozar Threatens to Send an Army to the Chinese Frontier London, Feb 1G. The relations of Russia and China are strained tp tho breaking point. Russia today notified the governments of Great Britain, France and Germany of her Intentions to make a mllitarv demonstration on the Russo-Chinese frontier, owing to I China's persistont violations bf the St. Petersburg treaty of 1SSI. Russian troops will be sent forthwith to the district of III. ' Tho extent of the demonstration. It Is added, in thedlplomatlc note, will depend entirely Upon the attitude assumed by Chlnu.1.' The vital questions involved are free trade In Mongolia, tho extra-territorial rights of Russians in China and the establishment, of a Russian consulate at Keobdftlongolia. Up There has been rumors recently of an Intention by Rusjjia to bring pressure pres-sure to benr on China because ot alleged al-leged violation's pfifejTe Utftso'Chlnese treatv. That the situation was acute. Howeer. has been denied both b the Chinese foreign board and the Russian Rus-sian legation at Peking. It has been admited that there were differences In the Interpretations of the international agreements as mado at St. Petersburg and Peking. The treaty adopted in 1SS1, expires this month, and it has been reported that China was unwilling to renew It, at least not untill certain moderations had been made: Th? exchanges have been closely guarded b both powers, and what stage the negotiations have reached was not indicated until yesterday, yes-terday, when tho St. Petersburg Gazette Ga-zette announced that an Important conference has been hold at tho war ministry to consider "China's flouting flout-ing of treaty stipulation." The province of 111, to which Russian Rus-sian troops will be sent, lies In tho northern part of the Chinese empire. By a provision of the Russo-Chinese treat of 18S1, the wostern portion of 111 Is Incorporated with Russia in order to maintain the establishment for inhabitants of Russia, who having adopted Russian dependency, have abandoned the lands which they possessed pos-sessed there. The frontier between the Russian province and the Chinese proxlnce of III, is defined In the treaty. |