PROTOCOL TREATY, CONVENTION, AND AGREEMENT BETWEEN PORTUGAL AND CHINA.
PROTOCOL.
The Government of His Most Faithful Majesty the King of Portugal and the Algarves, and that of His Imperial Majesty the Emperor of China, having decided to regulate the friendly relations existing for more than three centuries between the two countries, have agreed for this purpose to a preliminary protocol. To this effect the undersigned, Henrique de Barros Gomes, of His Majesty's Council, His Minister and Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Knight Grand Cross of the Orders of Our Lord Jesus Christ, of the Legion of Honour, of Pius IX., of the Saints Maurice and Lazarus, of Charles III., and Leopold of Belgium, etc.; and James Duncan Campbell, Commissioner and non-resident Secretary of the Inspectorate-General of Chinese Imperial Maritime Customs, of second class Chinese Civil rank, with double Dragon decoration second division, second class, Commander of the Legion of Honour, and Companion of the Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George, duly empowered by their respective Governments, have concluded the following protocol:- PROTOCOL.
Art. 1st.-A Treaty of friendship and commerce with most favoured nation clause will be concluded and signed at Peking.
Art. 2nd.-China confirms perpetual occupation and government of Macao and its dependencies by Portugal, as any other Portuguese possession.
Art. 3rd.-Portugal engages never to alienate Macao and its dependencies without agreement with China.
Art. 4th.-Portugal engages to co-operate in opium revenue work at Macao in same way as England in Hongkong.
Done at Lisbon, the 26th March, 1987.
HENRIQUE DE BARROS GOMES. JAMES DUNCAN CAMPBELL..
THE TREATY.
(Ratification Exchanged at Peking, 28th April, 1888.)
His Most Faithful Majesty the King of Portugal and the Algarves, and His Imperial Maj. sty the Emperor of China, desiring to draw closer and to consolidate the ties of friendship which have subsisted for more than three hundred years between Portugal and China, and having agreed in Lisbon on the 26th day of March, 1887, 2nd day of 3rd moon of the 13th year of the reign of the Emperor Kwang-sü, through their representatives, on a Protocol of four Articles, have now resolved to conclude a Treaty of Amity and Commerce to regule the relations between the two States; for this end they have appointed as their Plenipotentiaries, that is to say :—
His Most Faithful Majesty the King of Portugal and the Algarves, Thomas de Souza Roza, His Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary in special mission to the Court of Peking, Knight of the Order of Nossa Senhora de Conceição de Villa Viçosa, Grand Cross of the Order of the Rising Sun of Japan and of the Crown of Siam, Commander of the Order of Charles III. and of Isabella the Catholic of Spain, and Knight of the Iron Crown of Austria:
His Imperial Majesty the Emperor of China, His Highness Prince Ch'ing, Pre- sident of the Tsung-li Yamên and Sun, Minister of the Tsung-li Yamên and Senior Vice-President of the Board of Public Works;
Who, after having communicated to each other their respective full powers and found them to be in good and due form, have agreed upon the following Articles :- Art. I. There shall continue to exist constant peace and amity between His Most Faithful Majesty the King of Portugal and the Algarves and His Imperial Majesty the Emperor of China, whose respective subjects shall equally enjoy in the dominions