Chapter II: CHINA. Contrast to Japan--The Chinese Coolie

Resourcefulness--Feeling against Chinese labour--Trustworthy
traders--Guilds and clubs--Music--Culture--Art--
Chan-chi-tung--His work and writings--Chinese views of
Western ideas--Government and public opinion--China and
European politics--Dissimilarity of Chinese and Japanese--
Europe and the yellow races--Transformation in Japan--
Chinese national inclinations--The progressive party--
Yuan-chi-kai--Fashions and home-life--Chinese Christians--
Education--The Chinaman's ideal--Ignorance and prejudice 313

XIV

CONCLUSION

After the war--Peace negotiations of Portsmouth--
M. de Witte and Komura--National feelings--Japanese
diplomatic triumph 381

INDEX 391

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

MONSIGNOR THE COUNT VAY DE VAYA AND LUSKOD _Frontispiece_

TO FACE PAGE

LE PALAIS ANGLAIS 4

H.I.M. THE EMPRESS OF RUSSIA 6

H.I.M. NICHOLAS II, EMPEROR OF RUSSIA 12

MARSANKA 28

SAMARA 30

ON THE VOLGA 32

SIBERIAN HOME 34

A SIBERIAN TOWN 36

RAILWAY CHURCH SERVICE 38