[517]. Tokushu Jōyaku, pp. 747–751. See also The Times, August 30, 1899.

[518]. The Kokumin, October 10, 1899.

[519]. Tokushu Jōyaku, pp. 751–752.

[520]. Ibid., pp. 752–753.

[521]. The Kokumin, April 1, and 3, 1900.

[522]. The Kokumin, May 25, 1900, and May 21, 1901.

[523]. Tokushu Jōyaku, p. 751.

[524]. The Kokumin, May 21 and November 1, 1901. The final agreement between Hayashi and the Korean Foreign Minister was signed on May 17, 1902, and published in the Kwampō.

[525]. The Kokumin, March 20, 1901, and August 7, 1902.

[526]. Ibid., May 5 and 10, 1901.