Show DIVIDING CHINA european powers cast jealous eyes partition of the celestial kingdom the absorbing topic of diplomatic s circles of the navies of the world london ftfe 20 an unconfirmed report is current here part ol 01 the british far eastern squadron r will be at this winter if true this indicates talt greit britain is working in harmony with japan the latter powers ill occupies Wei hal wei wel pending payment ot the chinese war I 1 indemnity the evening newspapers are much disturbed over the situation what do we vs get is to the burden ot of their complaint and all alla 6 insist upon the nece buy sity of immediate te action the globe says russia and germany now bavo bave be the two roost most important positions in northern china end and great britain chope commercial interests inte reele there are ten times greater be content with the crumbs from the st petersburg and berlin tables theall thel PAI ll mall gazette echoes the standards inquiry as to attitude aud anci adds of course the tho part partition L of the coast which is bound to come will not be confined to russia and germany every state in ia the wrid la is actively concerned in the disturbance of the equilibrium in the far east great Britain france and germany especially bat the united states cannot be taken as a quantity q to be ignored Igno ired the tame acquiescence cence with which the seizures are madi made ie ii not of our report and ie is atal fatal to our future we we ebel not be without sympathizer sas the japanese will most joyfully bade back any uny statement to resist the bitted bitter humilia tion they have suffered at the bande hands ol 01 russia advice lit from paris show nc ad tion it great the leid lea d of russia and geom and occupies a follow suit r tg i laja CILIA CAUSED USED RUSSIA TO ACT w the parle cc r fe tal a is abat paper that fiat he learna on e I 1 le authority agai the russian occue occupation aaion of with the ii tig othere there I 1 NAd british warship daphne a wg week igo teo when in spite of the pro rot ats of the chinese Chin eee the daphne entered the inner harbor to 10 race whether there were russian whips there china complained compla iced of the incident to the representatives of the powers at akin ax kin the british far east ern is raid paid to be at Tali capan and according to the correspondent quoted Is to shortly expected at port arthur the clogne gazette regards the occupation cu PS 99 a continuance of the co of germany with russia in eastern aia the of officers ficere of the chloae embassy here do not conceal the belief that the powers intend to seize chinese ports they denied the report that great britain baa has been asked to assume a protectorate over the nautee Vau tee valley anil and the west river SL petersburg dec 20 tle the declares clares Ae the occupation of port arthur i alas has nothing political behind it adding ait it must be a matter of indifference to the powers who are not planning sei seizures of chinese territory us as to which point the russian squadron quarters for its winter station |