"ARTICLE II.—Cession of part of Fengtien Province.—China cedes to Japan in perpetuity and full sovereignty the following territories, together with all fortifications, arsenals, and public property thereon:
"(a) The southern portion of the province of Fengtien, within the following boundaries:—
"The line of demarcation begins at the mouth of the River Yalu and ascends that stream to the mouth of the River An-ping; from thence the line runs to Feng-huang; from thence to Haicheng; from thence to Yingkou, forming a line which describes the southern portion of the territory. The places above named are included in the ceded territory. When the line reaches the River Liao at Yingkou, it follows the course of that stream to its mouth where it terminates. The mid-channel of the River Liao shall be taken as the line of demarcation.
"The cession also includes all islands appertaining or belonging to the province of Fengtien, situated in the eastern portion of the Bay of Liaotung and in the northern part of the Yellow Sea.
"(b) The island of Formosa, together with all islands appertaining or belonging to said island of Formosa.
"(c) The Pescadores Group, that is to say, all islands lying between the 119th and 120th degrees of longitude east of Greenwich and the 23rd and 24th degrees of north latitude."