Liaoyang, battle of, 187
Lienchow, attack on Americans at, 248, 255
Lien P’o, a general of Chao, who threatens to kill the envoy Lin at
  sight, 98
  makes friends with his adversary, 99
Li Hung Chang, a native of Anhwei, 49
  preeminent in the work of reform, 212
  sent to Japan to sue for peace he is shot by an assassin, 171
  wins earldom through Gordon’s victory, 161
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Li Ling, a commander for whom Sze-ma Ts’ien stood sponsor, and who
  surrendered to the enemy, 110
Lin, Commissioner, and the opium traffic, 152
Lin Sian Ju, a brave envoy, 98
Lineivitch, General, and the Russo-Japanese War, 190-192
Lipai, the Pope of Chinese literature, 119
Li-Sze, chancellor of Shi-hwang-ti, denounces the works of Confucius to
  that ruler, and causes them to be burned, 102
Little, Mrs. Archibald, and the Anti-foot-binding Society, 217
Liu-pang founds the Han dynasty, 105
Liu Pi founds the state of Shuh, 113
Li Yuen, assassinates Yang-ti and sets up the T’ang dynasty, 118
Lo Kwan-chung, author of a popular historical novel, 113
Lo-yang, capital of the state of Wei, 112
Lu, Empress, holds the Empire in absolute subjection for eight years, 106

Macao, Portuguese town of, 8
  burial place of Camoeens and Robert Morrison, 8
McCartee, Dr., annual issued by, 287
Manchuria, 3
  consists of three regions or provinces under one governor-general, 56
  home of the Manchus, 56
  ignorance of Manchus in their original habitat, 57
  Japan takes possession of parts of, 171
  population and products, 57
  restored by Japan to China, 195
  Russia occupies the very positions from which she compelled Japan to
    withdraw, 171
  sacred city of Mukden, 56
Manchus, the, ignorance of those remaining in Manchuria, 57
  give to China a better government than any of her native dynasties, 142
  the Normans of China, 267-280
  they settle at Mukden and await an opportunity to descend on China, 140
Marco Polo.  See Polo
Maritime customs, the, 206-208
  Sir Robert Hart’s long and valuable services, 206-209
Martin, Dr. W. A. P., head of the Tung-wen College, 209
  in siege at Peking, 176, 177
  president of the Imperial University, 210
Mateer, Dr. C. W., founds Teng-chow College, 285
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Meadows, Consul T. T., reports in favour of the Tai-pings, 159
Medhurst, Dr., his description of the Chinese Classical language, 290
Mencius, more eloquent but less original than Confucius, 93
  his tribute to Confucius, 94
  owed much to his mother’s training, 93
Merchant marine, the, 200
Mings, last of, stabs daughter and hangs himself, 139
Ming-ti, sends embassy to India to import Buddhist books and bonzes, 107
Mining enterprises, 202
Min River, 15
Missions, development of, 264
  Minister Rockhill’s address upon, 266
Missionaries, attacks on, 40, 180, 248, 260, 261,