'The Li-Lobanoff Treuty was kept secret; but on October 30, 1896, the 'North-China Herald" " published what has come to be known as the Cassini Agreement. The Cassini Agreement was, however, no more' than the ratification in Peking of the railway agreement on September 8, 1896. On February 15, 191 admirer of Li Hung-chang (believed to be Lord Li Ching-mai, at that ime Minister to the Court of St. James) wrote to the London "Daily Telegraph" defending the Viceroy's memory against unjust attacks and published the contents of the secret treaty, but ft was not until the Washington Conference that the Chinese Government provided an official text, which reads Twrary op AuLUAXee Darwen ano Ressiaceatay 1806
Partien engage to support each other Aucicut 1—The High Contracting ciro by ithe nad ither of them without toe consent an" adverse. party can bs concluded by neTcue I-—No treaty of peace with
the otter. tions" all Chinene ports shall be ope ArticLe I1-—During military opera
to Huasian vemels.
'Anricut 1V—'The Chinese Govern: ment cements to the. construction a oilway "acrons. the' Provinces of Amur and. Xirin'in\ the direction of othe the Chinese Atinster ut St. Petersburk he Rusto-hinese Bank. auricle Vnta the time of wa
'Nay for the transport and naa ha! ae fre Susuia shall have' the" sam her troops in. thet ces dat The tosa trid lenin fetes tt agreement hee fow years, the Boxer Rebellion gave Russia an opportunity, but Russia joined the Allied armies against China and in the Russo-'Japanese War, China was a neutral. Out of it, therefore, China got nothing but Russia got a wonderful
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