Route The Country Through Which It Flows-Description of the River Course-Agricultural Products in the Sungari Valley-Boats Used on the Sungari-No Canals in Manchuria-Railways-Chinese Eastern-Its Equipments-Its Cultural Work-Change of Policy- Manchurian Trade for 1922-Character of Manchurian Trade- page 251 History of Administration-Changes in Form of Provincial Admin- istration Machinery-Five Boards-Creation of Viceroyalty-Revolu- tion of 1911-Under the Tuchuns-Departments of a Provincial Gov- APPENDICES I. THE SHIMONOSEKI TREATY-April 17th, 1895 . 2. CONTRACT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION 5. TREATY Of Alliance bETWEEN CHINA AND RUSSIA 6. STATUTES of the CHINESE EASTERN RAILWAY 7. RUSSIAN IMPERIAL UKAZ REGARDING JURISDICTION IO. ADDITIONAL AGREEMENT DEFINING THE BOUNDARIES of the Leased AND NEUTRALIZED TERRITORY IN THE LIAOTUNG PENINSULA-May 7, 1898 II. AGREEMENT CONCERNING THE SOUTHERN BRANCH OF THE CHINEse Eastern Railway-July 6, 1898 326 13. IDENTIC NOTES EXCHANGED WITH REGARD TO RAIL- WAY INTERESTS IN CHINA-April 28, 1899 15. RUSSO-CHINESE AGREEMENT REGARDING JURISDICTION IN THE RAILWAY ZONE-July, 1901 16. OLD AGREEMENT REGARDING JURISDICTION IN THE 17. RUSSO-CHINESE CONVENTION WITH REGARD TO MAN- 344 18. THE PORTSMOUTH TREATY-September 5, 1905 19. SINO-JAPANESE TREATY AND ADDITIONAL Agreement RELATING TO MANCHURIA-December 22, 1905 . 348 20. ADDITIONAL AGREEMENT-December 22, 1905 . 21. SUMMARY OF ALLEGED SECRET PROTOCOLS TO SINO- JAPANESE TREATY OF DECEMBER 22, 1905 . . 353 22. JAPANESE IMPERIAL ORDINANCE ON THE ORGANIZA- TION OF SOUTH MANCHURIA RAILWAY-June 7, 1906; AND THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF 24. PRELIMINARY AGREEMENT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE CHINCHOU-AIGUN RAILWAY-October 2, MANCHULI STATION. STREET SCENE AT TSITSIHAR FACING PAGE 42 xvi LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS PLANTING SOYA BEANS. ROLLING FARROWS FACING PAGE FARMERS' HUTS. HARVEST TIME IN MANCHURIA. 148 150 HARVESTING KAOLIANG. THRESHING THE GRAIN FRUIT TREES. AWAYA FARM STREET SCENE IN HAILAR. DRAUGHT HORSES AND OXEN 180 SHEEP RANCH. DRYING WOOL WEAVING TUSSAH SILK FELLING LARCH TREES. LUMBER JUNKS OPEN-CUT MINING AT FUSHUN. DYNAMITING COAL AT MITING IRON ORE BEING LOADED. BLAST FURNACES AT ANSHAN TOWN HALL AT FUSHUN. RESIDENCES FOR COLLIERY SOYA BEAN AWAITING SHIPMENT SUZUKI BEAN-OIL MILL. SCREW PRESSES AT DAIREN OIL FLOUR MILL AT KIRIN. JAPANESE-OWNED FLOUR MILL 230 SALT FIELD AT PULANTIEN. NATURAL SALT OF MON |