Second Sino-Japanese War, Volume 5 (Continuation of the Collected Materials on Modern Chinese History)

Author: Qi Qizhang, Editor-in-Chief
Publisher:
Publish Date: March 1, 2005
Features:
1. Beiyang Minister Li Hongzhang's memo to the Emperor regarding the lifting of the ban on grain exports to Korea, approved on the 29th day of the second month of the 20th year of the Guangxu reign (April 4, 1894)
2. Beiyang Minister Li Hongzhang's memo to the French Consul in Korea, Fran, regarding his temporary resignation and the appointment of Lu Feifu as acting consul, approved on the 29th day of the second month of the 20th year of the Guangxu reign (April 4, 1894)
3. Beiyang Minister Li Hongzhang's memo to the Russian Consul in Korea, Klupe, regarding his temporary resignation and the reappointment of Wei Bei, approved on the 29th day of the second month of the 20th year of the Guangxu reign (April 4, 1894)
4. Beiyang Minister Li Hongzhang's memo to the British Consul in Korea, regarding the resignation of Jin Shunfu and the appointment of Jiatomama as the new consul, approved on the 29th day of the second month of the 20th year of the Guangxu reign (April 4, 1894)
5. Beiyang Minister Li Hongzhang's memo to the Imperial Court regarding the repatriation of Hong Zhongyu and the transfer of the coffin of Kim Ok-ju, approved on the 14th day of the third month of the 20th year of the Guangxu reign (April 19, 1894)
Appendix 1: Report on the Examination and Interrogation in Shanghai County
Appendix 2: Testimonies of Ji Daozhen, Yan Yuanjin, and Hong Zhongyu in the Court of Shanghai County
6. Beiyang Minister Li Hongzhang's memo to the Imperial Court regarding the transfer of the coffin of Kim Ok-ju to Korea and the repatriation of Hong Zhongyu, approved on the 12th day of the fourth month of the 20th year of the Guangxu reign (May 16, 1894)
7. Beiyang Minister Li Hongzhang's memo to the Imperial Court regarding the return of the Japanese Consul in Korea, Daigo Keisuke, and the appointment of Bin Cunjun as acting consul, approved on the 16th day of the fourth month of the 20th year of the Guangxu reign (May 20, 1894)
8. Beiyang Minister Li Hongzhang's memo to the Imperial Court regarding the resignation of the American Consul in Korea, Alan, and the appointment of Xi Lu as the new consul, approved on the 16th day of the fourth month of the 20th year of the Guangxu reign (May 20, 1894)
9. The translation of news from the Tongwen School to the newspaper on the first day of the fifth month of the 20th year of the Guangxu reign (June 4, 1894)
10. The Russian Consul Kashi's memo to the Imperial Court requesting temporary appointment of Wei Bei as acting consul, approved on the 14th day of the fifth month of the 20th year of the Guangxu reign (June 17, 1894)
11. The translation of daily newspaper articles by Tongwen School student Chang Dedie on the 17th day of the fifth month of the 20th year of the Guangxu reign (June 20, 1894)
12. The translation of English newspaper articles by Tongwen School student Chen Yifan on the 17th day of the fifth month of the 20th year of the Guangxu reign (June 20, 1894)
13. The abridged translation of daily newspaper articles by Tongwen School student Chen Yifan on the 17th day of the fifth month of the 20th year of the Guangxu reign (June 20, 1894)
14. The reply from Beiyang Minister Wang to the Japanese Minister Shigeru Kominato regarding the three proposals drafted by the Japanese Foreign Minister, approved on the 21st day of the fifth month of the 20th year of the Guangxu reign (June 24, 1894)
15. The translation of daily newspaper articles with commentaries by Tongwen School student Gui Shenjian on the 27th day of the fifth month of the 20th year of the Guangxu reign (June 30, 1894)
16. The abridged translation of daily newspaper articles by Tongwen School on the 27th day of the fifth month of the 20th year of the Guangxu reign (June 30, 1894)
17. The translation of daily newspaper articles by Tongwen School student Zhou Ziqi on the 27th day of the fifth month of the 20th year of the Guangxu reign (June 30, 1894)
18. The translation of daily newspaper articles by Tongwen School student Chang De on the 27th day of the fifth month of the 20th year of the Guangxu reign (June 30, 1894)
19. Beiyang Minister Li Hongzhang's memo to the Imperial Court regarding the temporary appointment of Klupe as acting consul in Korea due to the departure of Wei Bei, approved on the 28th day of the fifth month of the 20th year of the Guangxu reign (July 1, 1894)
20. Beiyang Minister Li Hongzhang's memo to the Imperial Court regarding the reappointment of the Japanese Consul in Korea, Daigo Keisuke, approved on the 28th day of the fifth month of the 20th year of the Guangxu reign (July 1, 1894)
21. Beiyang Minister Li Hongzhang's letter to the Imperial Court regarding the draft proposals from Yuan Dao, approved on the 9th day of the sixth month of the 20th year of the Guangxu reign (July 11, 1894)
22. The Japanese Consul Shigeru Kominato's memo to the Imperial Court regarding China's refusal to agree to Japan's proposed reforms in Korean domestic affairs, stating that Japan will not bear responsibility for any unforeseen consequences, approved on the 12th day of the sixth month of the 20th year of the Guangxu reign (July 14, 1894)
23. The Military Affairs Office's memo to the Imperial Court regarding the copy of Yulu's report on the frontier defense affairs of Fengtian, approved on the 14th day of the sixth month of the 20th year of the Guangxu reign (July 16, 1894)