CONTENTS. IX 



France^ Annam, and China — Continued. 



PAGES 

 Treaty of Hue, 1884. Opposition of China. Events in Tonquin 

 from 1 884 to 1 886. France drifting into War with China. Military 

 operations in Tonquin. Friendly Mediation of England. Treaty 

 of Peace, June 9, 1885. Restoration of order in Annam. Tonquin 

 in Revolt. Recall of De Courcy. Paul Bert appointed 

 Resident-General at Hu^. His Death in 1886. M. Bihourd 

 succeeds him. A Retrospect. French Intervention in Tonquin, 

 from 1881 to 1888. French Colonisation in the Indo-Chinese 

 Peninsula 120/0 143 



SERVIA, AUSTRIA, TURKEY, AND RUSSIA. 

 1356 to 1889. 



Early History of Servia. Events from 1356 to 1717. Stefan Dooshan 

 the Mighty. The Disaster at Kossovo. Under the Ottoman Rule. 

 The Servians of Austria. Events from 171 7 to i860. Austria 

 and Turkey struggle for supremacy. Servia rose en masse for 

 Independence. Servia under Kara-Georgevics. Under Milosh 

 Obreuovics. Overthrow of Turks. The Obrenovitch Dynasty. 

 Events from i860 to 1875. Emancipation of Servia. Political 

 Struggles. The Omladina. Assassination of Prince Michel. 

 Accession of Prince Milan, 1868. New Constitution. The Servo- 

 Turkish War, 1875. Servo-Bulgarian War, 1886. Servian 

 Politics in i888. Abdication of King Milan, 1889. Future 

 Prospects of Servia 144 Z'o 171 



THE NEWFOUNDLAND FISHERY QUESTION. 



1713 to 1891. 



Early History of Newfoundland. General Characteristics. St. Pierre 

 and Miquelon. The Shoals. Treaty of Utrecht, 17 13. Treaty 

 of Paris, 1763. Treaty of Versailles, 1783. Subsequent 

 Treaties. French Fishing Industry. The Political Situation. 

 Negotiations in 1844. Negotiations in 1851. Negotiations in 

 1856. Negotiations in 1859. Negotiations in 1866. 

 Negotiations in 1874. Negotiations in 1881. Negotiations in 

 1884 to 1887. The Lobster Difficulty. French Protest 

 against British Factories. England protests against French 

 Lobster Factories. A New Departure, 1889. The " Modus 

 Vivendi," 1890. Arbitration Proposals, 1891. General Review 

 of the Question. Mission of the Delegates from Newfoundland 

 in 1890. The Delegation of 1891. Manifesto of the Colonial 

 CJovemment. The Delegates at the Bar of the House of Lords. 

 The Speech of Sir William Whiteway examined and criticised. 

 An Appeal to the Parliament and Government of Newfoundland. 



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