(JUTI-INE MAI' OF THE FAR EAST 



Port Artliiir an«l Ta-lioii-\van were leased to Rupsia >rar(li 27, 1898, for 25 

 years, but tlie duration of the lease may be exteinled l)y mutual consent. 



A\'ei-hai-wei was leased to Great Britain July 1, 1S98, for as long a period as 

 Russia shall remain in possession of Port Arthur. 



Kiau-chau was leased to Germany January, 1898, for 99 years. 



Hon^ikong was ceded to Great Britain in liS4l, a further concession on the 

 mainland being made in 18(31, and a lease for 99 years of an additional 200 

 square miles being granted in July, 1.89'^. 



Kwang-chan-wan was leased to France in Ai)ril, 1898. 



The recent exclusive concession by Korea of a site for a coal depot and a 

 naval hospital at Masampho has given Russia cont''ol of the finest harbor in 

 southern Korea. 



