ABSTRACT
It is not my intention to write a history of the Manchus— of their origin, their rise and their conquests. The student of history will find all these details elsewhere. What I wish to do is to lay before the reader a picture of Manchuria of to-day —of its people, administration, products, industries and trade, to call attention to its capabilities and resources, and to show how these capabilities and resources may be utilised and developed. In the preceding chapter I have dealt with its boundaries, physical features and climate, and in the present chapter I propose to discuss the people and administration of Manchuria.
