New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-25
RUSSIAN INFLIE NCE IN CHINA
ITS GROWTH GREATLY AIDED BY THE
RUSSO CHINESE BANK

ITS GROWTH GREATLY AIDED BY THE
RUssO-CHINEsE BANK
Shanghai. May 90 (SpecaD.-A subject that IS at
tracing much attention in China in these days Is
the rapid increase OF Russian influence, The special
embassy sent by the Car 10 Peking Is the most IN
evidence but fully significant Is the removal of
the Russo Chinese Bank at Picking 10 palatial new
quarters These will also house the Eastern Man
churian Railway and alongside will be the man.
slons OF the Russian president and the Chinese
vicc-president Of tho railway. All these are in
tended for lavish hospitality. and as the Chinese
are much impressed by the spendor OF a nation S
representatives,, Russia will be easily first at the
Court Of the middle kingdom.
The Russian Embassy with Prince CchtOmsky ar
its head has been received with greater honor than
that with which the Cztrewitch or General
Grant was entertained. The Shanghai Taotai spent
thousands the decoration OF his residence on
Rubblng Well Road. and introduced the
electric light. Tho large courtyard was trans
formed into a banquet hall and at the lower end a
party OF actors gave a theatrical performance
during the dinner
Among the members Of the embassy are "
Syromia tnikof OF the editors of The Novoe
Vrenya" and a high official Of the Ministry OF JUS
fice who will go to Vadivostock 10 inspect the
courts AMI the prisons OF saghalien Island The
embassy brings many rich presents from the Car
to the Emperor valued at 10000 rubcs. They
were all selected personally by the Car and they
III forty-cignt large cases. Among them several
unique vases Of laps lazuli and the grand Gordon
Of the order OF St Catherine which is to be given
II the Empress
The heal Of the embassy is also the chairman
Of the Russo-C hinese Bank. which has sprung into
such prominence during the last few months I'D
10 me outbreak of the war with Japan Great Brit
i'm had the largest influence at Peking but during
that struggle English prestige waned and Russia
came to the front. BY cunning diplomacy the
Russian Minister and his agents have convinced
the suspicious Tsung-ll Yamen that Russian inter
csts I'm Siberia are Identical with those of China
on her border provinces. Hence the liberal railroad
and mining concessions granted TO Russian com
pnnies and the remarkable influence which high
russian officials have gained at Court.
Russia's diplomacy has always been Oriental and
his appeals far more to the Chnse thar the in
flexible but just policy of the English. In con-
ncrton with diplomacy the Russo Chinese Bank
* a yery important feature The Manchurian Rail-
way Company Is about equally divided between
Russian and Chinese officials but all their quarters
are equally palatial The Chinese Government has
deposited 10000 tacs in the Russo Chinese Bank
part of which will. no doubt. be applied to the
pa ymcnt of its share i'm the OF construction of
inc railway. II Is said also that the bank f. an
active competitor with Sheng Taotai FOR the pro-
iected railway line from Tcn-Tsn to Picking and
tina; it has also offered to loan half million taos
10 the Government for the Improvement OF the
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