_Ibid._, No. 15 (February 28). Footnote 352: _Ibid._, No. 16. Footnote 353: _China, No. 2 (1904)_, No. 21 (March 4). Footnote 354: _Ibid._, No. 31. Footnote 355: _Ibid._, No. 24. Footnote 356: _Ibid._, Nos. 22 and 23 (March 5). Footnote 357: _Ibid._, No. 28. Footnote 358: _China, No. 6 (1901)_, Nos. 61 (January 30), and 119 (February 20). Footnote 359: Cf., e. g., _ibid._, No. 62. Footnote 360: From the _Official Messenger_ of St. Petersburg of April 5, 1901; _China, No. 2 (1904)_, p. 22. Footnote 361: _China, No. 6 (1901)_, No. 135. Footnote 362: _Ibid._, No. 176. It may be remembered that Japan had even a stronger reason than Russia to abstain from all the unpleasant questions connected with the missionaries, but it is needless to say that, in her joint action with other Powers in the matter of the official punishment and other questions, she regarded missionaries and other foreigners alike as subjects with certain inviolable rights. Footnote 363: Dr. Morrison wrote from Peking on March 3: “To render China more willing speedily to sign the convention, M. de Giers has informed Li Hung-chang that Russia will not participate in the demand for the execution of ten provincial officials guilty of inhuman murders of white men, whose death justice demands. Thus the murdered English men, women, and children may be described as England’s contribution toward securing to Russia the advantages derived from this convention.”—The London _Times_, March 4, 1901, p. 5. Footnote 364: _China, No. 6 (1901)_, No. 234. Footnote 365: _China, No. 2 (1904)_, Nos. 28, 29, 42. Footnote 366: _Ibid._, Nos. 28, 30. Later confirmed by the Chinese officials. See No. 33. Footnote 367: _China, No. 2 (1904)_, No. 32. Footnote 368: _Ibid._, No. 33. Footnote 369: Probably _ibid._, No. 31. Footnote 370: This telegram has not appeared in the Blue Books. Footnote 371: _China, No. 2 (1904)_, No. 35. Footnote 372: _Ibid._, No. 6. Footnote 373: _Ibid._, No. 20. Footnote 374: _China, No. 2 (1904)_, No. 26. Footnote 375: _China, No. 2 (1904)_, No. 39. Footnote 376: _China, No. 2 (1904)_, No. 34. Footnote 377: The _Kokumin_, April 6, 1901. Footnote 378: _China, No. 2 (1904)_, No. 37, pp. 17–23. CHAPTER XI FURTHER DEMANDS