A correspondent of the Times last week telegraphed from Hong-kong,
as we reported, that the Russians had obtained from the Chinese a treaty enabling their warships to use Port Arthur, and leasing to them the lands required for two branch railways stretching through Manchuria, one to Port Arthur from some point on the railway, and one from Port Arthur to Vladivostock. On September 27th, the Governor-General of Eastern Siberia, speaking at a dinner given to him at Vladivostock, made, it appears, the same statement, but assured the citizens that it would not injure the prosperity of their port. Nevertheless, the Russian Embassies in London and Berlin deny the truth of the story as far as regards Port Arthur, the evi- dent fear being that if the Japanese hear it they may refuse to evacuate the Liau•tung Peninsula. The Japanese, however, received their money for the evacuation on Thurs- day in London, and not only intend to complete it, but also to evacuate Corea, where they have muddled matters, and have met with nothing but resistance. The Times seems inclined to accept the Ambassadors' denials, but the Temps of Paris, which has special information from the Foreign Office, dis- believes them, and points gleefully to the rebuff received by Great Britain. For reasons stated elsewhere, we believe the story to be substantially true, but as to the rebuff, we shall see later on.
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