CHRONOLOGICAL  TABLE  OF  EVENTS.
481


Year


India.
Japan.
China.
1894.
1895.
1896.
1897.
1899.
1900.
Joint  Anglo-French
guarantee  of  inde-
pendence for  Siam.
Outbreak    of    Plague
and  Famine.
[ueen's  Diamond  Ju-
bilee celebrated.
Troubles  on  North-
West  Frontier.  War
on  Frontier  success-
fully conducted.
LordCurzonof  Kedles
ton,  Governor-
General.
Preparation  for  Gold
Standard.  Severe
famine.  Marked
loyalty  regarding
War  in  South  Africa.
Force  despatched  to
Korea — War  breaks
out  with  China.
Successful  by  sea  and
land.
Treaty  of  peace  at
Shimonoseki.
Retrocession  of  Liao-
tung  to  China  at  in
stance  of  France  and
Russia  with  some
support  from  Ger-
many.
Diet  thanks  Emperor
for  the  manner
which  he  has  direct-
ed the  national
forces  by  land  and


War  with  Japan.
Naval  stations  of  Port
Arthur  and  Wei-hai-
Wei  lost,  also  Liao-
tung  Peninsula.
Peace  treaty  ratified.
Aid  of  European  pow-
ers invoked  for  first
time  by  China.  Ki-
aochow  taken  by
Germany.
Port  Arthur  leased  to
Russia,  and  Wei-hai-
Wei  to  Britain.
Treaty  Ports  abol-
ished, together  with
Consular  jurisdic-
tion :  all  ports
thrown  open.
Uneasiness  regarding
action  of  Russia  near
coast  of  Korea.  Anx-
iety regarding  pos-
sible interruption  of
trade  with  China.
Railway  concessions
to  subjects  of  the
several  European
powers.
Dowager  Empress,
virtual  ruler.  Inter-
nal troubles,  hostil-
ity to  reform.  Anti-
European  rebellion
and  precautions  by
European  Powers  to
guard  their  several
interests  at  Peking.
3i


INDEX.
A.
Aborigines,  India,  7;  conversion  to
Christianity.  182.
Accountant,  village,  India,  53,  104.
Acquiescence  of  natives  in  British
rule,  81, 193.
Adam,  on  village  schools,  138.
Administration,  civil,  in  India,  51.
Admiralty,  Board,  China,  417.
Adoption  of  heirs,  Native  States,  74.
Afghan  war,  first,  29  ;  second,  41.
