The San Francisco call., 1898-03-30
RUSSIA
 HAS HER
 OWN WAY CededPOrt Arthur and Talien Wan by
 China. Representative of the Czar Signs the Agree ment at Picking. One of the New Ports Will Now Be Opened to the Worlds Commerce. MEANS IMPORTANT MARTS River Reeions Of the Yellow Sea Win Also Be Connected by the Trans
 Siberian Railroad.
MEANS IMPORTANT MARTS
River Regions fthe Yellow Sea Win Also Be Connected by the Trans
 Siberian Railroad.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

PEKING, March 29.-A Pavloff. the Russian Charge d'Afaires, when visit ing the Tsung Ii Yamen, Chinese For eign Office for the purpose of signing the agreement arrived at between Rus sia and China regarding the cession of Port Arthur and Talien Wan, was escorted by mounted Cossacks. A num- Der of Russians left Tientsin, accom- panied by a priest, to take part in the ceremony of the taking over of Port Arthur and Talien Wan.
 ST. PETERSBURG, March 29.-The Official Messenger publishes a ciruclar which has been telegraphed by Count NIuravieff, the Russian Minister for Foreign Affairs, to the representatives of Russia abroad. It is as follows:
 By virtue of q convention signed at Picking on March 2, Port Arthur and the port of TaIien Wan and the terri tories adjacent have been ceded to Rus sia in usufruct by China. You are re- quested to notify the Government Whereto you are accredited addlng g that the mentioned ports ana territories will be immediately occupied by Russian troops and that the Rus. sian flag will be hoisted by the side or the Chinese flag. You may at the same time inform the Foreign Minister that the port of Talien Wan will be open to foreign trade, and that the largest measure of hospitality will be extended to the ships of all friendly nations.
 An official communication issued to the press adds: The sessions are for twenty-five years, but may be extend ed later by common accord. further' China has conceded the right ot con- structing a railroad to connect the ports with the trans Siberian main line"
 After stating tLat the arrangement is the direct and natural consequence of amicable relations between two neighboring states anxious to advance the interests of their peoples, the of1l- cial communication continues:
 While safeguarding the integrity and sovereignty of China and satlsfy- ing the essential needs of Russia, the arrangement injures the interests Of no foreign state. On the contrary, it affords all nations the possibility of entering in the near future into rela- tions with the river regions of the Ycl- low Sea, hitherto closed to them. The opening of Talien Wan to the mer- chant ships of all nations will create Aew and Wide-awake market for cSnmerce and industry, owing to the trans Siberian line, which is henceforth destined to connect the eXtremities Of two continents and the Old World. The arrangement, therefore, is of high historical value to Russia, and should be hailed as a fortunate event by all those who have al heart the benefits of peace and development of good re- lations among nations"
 LONDON, March 30.-The St. Peters burg correspondent of the Times says: The greatest indifference, amounting almost to contempt, is shown here from any possible British protest against the Russo-Chinese agreement. The Novoe Vremya declares: England will never go beyond a protest. Her predominance in the Far East is gone forever and 1t I1,.T Iay- no foi fO to a timely agreement with Russia, France and Germany.