COMME O AL TREATY BETWEEN UNITED STATES
AND
CHINA.
The following is the Treaty of Commerce and Navigation, between the Unital States of America and His Majesty the Emperor of China, signed at Shanghai, China, on the 8th day of October, 1903. The text below is translated from the Chinese, and we are indu bted to the Shanghai Mercury for it
The United States of Americs and His Majesty the Emperor of China, Ixing ani:
muted by an carnest desire to extend further the commercial relations between them and otherwise to
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the interests of the peoples of the two coun- Fries, in view of the provisions of the first paragraph of Actiele XI. of the final Protocol signul at Poking on the 7th day of September, A. 1901,
whereby the Chinese Government agreed to hagatite the amendments deemed
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14rə, 1903
establish them in any form or under any pre-
text.whatsoever.
The Goverment of the United States, in return, consenta to allow a surtax, in excess of the tariff rates for the time being in fores, to be imposed on foreign goals imported by citizens of the United States and on Chinese produce destined for export abroad or coast- wise. It clearly understood that: in no case shall the surtax on foreign imports exceed one and one-half time: the import duty leviable in terms of the final Protocol signed by Chins and the Powers on the seventh day of September, A.D. 1901; that the payment of the import duty and surtax shall secure for non port whether in the hands of Chiness or foreigners, in original packages or erwies, complete immunity from all other taxation, examination or delay; that the total nimount of taxation, inclusive of the tarif export duty, deviable on native produce | for export abused shall, under no circum stances, exceed seven and one-half per cent ac veteren.
ARTICLE XIL
Mr.
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VISITORS AT HOTELS
Anderson
HONGKONG HOTEL.
Mr. A.. Anton Mr. Hy. Bauer- fra. Barraclough Mt. E. . Barrett Mr. H. Barrett Mr. A. Bann Mr. & Ms. W. M. Black Mr. & Mrs. R. Boggan Mr. E A. Homer
time pay other or higher duties than those print and sell original transitions into
ANNEX I. paid by the citizens or subjects of the most Chinese of any works written or of maps As citizens of the United States an al- favoured nation
compiled by a citizen of the United States. I ready forbidden by treaty to deal in or handle Conversely, Chinese subjects shall not pay This article shall not be held to protest opium, no mention has been made in this higher dution on their imports into the against due process of law any citizen of the Treaty of opium taxation. United States than those paid by the citizens United States or Chinese subject who may As the trade in salt is a Government mono- or subjects of the most favoured nation.be author, proprietor or sellor of any publics-poly in China, no mention has been made in
ARTICLE VI:
tion enlculated to injure the well-being of this Treaty of salt taxation. The Government of China agrees to the Ching
It is, however, understood, after full dis establishment by citizens of the United
cassion and consideration, that the collection States of warehouses approved by the proper
The Chinese Government having in 1898 of inland duties on opium and salt and the Chinese authorities as bonded warehouses at: opened the navigable inland waters of the means for the protection of the revenue the several open ports of China, for storage. Empire to commerce by all steam vessels, therefrom and for preventing illicit traffic Mr. H. Hone re-packing, or preparation for shipment of antive or foreign, that may be specially regis therein are left to be administered by the
Mr. F. lawful gueris, subject to such needful regulatored for the purpose, for the conveyance of Chinese Government in such anunter as shall Lions for the protection of the revenue of passengers and lawful merchandise citizens in no wise interfere with the provision of China, including a reasonable scale of fres Brins and corporations of the United States ARTICLE TV of this treaty regarding the nocording to commodities, distance from this may engage in such commerce on equal terus unobstructed transit of other goals. initom house and hours of working, as stull with those granted to subjects of any foreign be made from time to time by the proper officers of the Government of China.
ANTICLY VIL
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The Chineses Government, recognising that is is advantageous for the country to develop its mineral resources, and that it is desirable to embark in mining enterprises, agrees within one year from the signing of this of China Treaty, to initiate and conclusie the
revision of the existing mining regulations. To this end China will, with all experts tion and earnestness, go into the when guestion
roles of the United States und
ANNEX H
F. Bonnot.
Mr. & Mrs, B. W. Borth-
Wick
Mr. H. J. Jacko Mr. D. Ja
Mr. J. W. Jones Mr. Mra, E. Joseph Mr. E. A. Katach Mr. Chas, G. King Mr. Wasl y King Mr. E A. Leggatt Mr. J. Loo Mr. A E. Lowis Mr. T.P. McAran Mr. R. J. Maczowan Mr. Cordon Mackie Miss Mate Per Jos Mr. C. McCleary
3. U. Mellery W. W
Markoe
Mr. W. S. Browa Mr. Hart Bucle Dr. & Mex, Campbell Mr. W.
K and child
Mr & Mr. Campbell Mr. J, Clark
Mr. J. W. G. Clark Mr. F. T. Colson Mr. J, J. Convo}}
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Nothing in this article is intended tointer necessary by the foreign Governments to the fero with the inherent right of China to levy to attract foreign as well as Chinese espits] | to adopt, soch modifications thereof us ar Government shall be entitled to establish | Nr. C. H. Coulson
such other taxes as are not in conflict with its provisions.
Keeping these fundamental principles in view, the High Contracting Parties have the following methed of agreed procedure.
The Chiness Government undertakes that
treaties of commerco and navigation and othee subjects concerning commercal roln- tique, with the object of facilitating the haps for that purpose named their Plenipo.. testiaries
The United States of America
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Dr. O. Marriott Mr. J. P. Martin Mit Sidney Must Mr. E. Mast
Mr. & Mrs. E, Meikia
Mr. A. Meyer
Mrs. Mo.lormaun vad
child
Mr. and Mrs. E. O. Mur-
ARTICLE IV of the Treaty of Commerce In case either party hereto considers it at between the United States and China of this vantageous at any time that the rules and date provides for the retention of the native reguhitions then in existence for such com- Customs offices at theopen ports. For the purs merce be altered or amended, the Chinese pose of safeguarding the revere of Chim at Government agrees to consider amicably and such places, it is understood that the Chinese found Hessary for trade and for the benefit and maintain such branch native Customs Birs. Dawson and family
offices at each open port within a resemble
G. Dean The Chinese Government agrees that, upon distance of the main native Customs offices at Ar. J. H. Derbyshire the eyelange of thoratifications of this Treaty, the port, as shall be deemed by the authorities Capt. & Mes. J. Douglas Mr. J. North Maledes and Autung, both in the province of of the Imperial Maritime Castrens at that. Mr. Sheng-king, will be opened by China itself as port vessary to celiact the revenue from Mr. P. Elior & fufant
K. M. Dat. 22 The selection of
hranthes, as well
Mr. & Mrs. ellinger principal native us and ecupation
str. and Mrs. A. Ellis and the regulations for these plates set apart administered by the Imperial Maritime & Faton for foreign residence and trade shall be Customs as provided by the Protocol of 1907. agreed upon by the Governments of the
ANSEX - United States and China after consultation The schedule of tarit duties on imported together.
goods annexed to this Treaty under Article V is hereby natually declared to be the
the
Mr. F. C. Dowsing
Eowry H. CONGLE, Envoy Extra ralt ollices, stations and barriors of whatsoevering from theng cul; and, scied. places of international residence and trade the trade into and out of such port. Such
dry and Minister Planipoten-kind for collecting hin, duties, or such like other countries regulations which seen apart for internation 8 tocalities to be sons offices at each open port, shall be Mr. A. Emerso
tury of the United Slates of Jous Goodnow, Comal-Ceteral of the United States of America at Shanghai JOHN F. SEAMAN, A Citizen of the
United States of America re- silent at Shanghai--
America to China ----
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And His Majesty the Huperor of Clint 10 HAT-HUAN, President of
Board of Public W..rka- SHES HISDAN-HUAI, JuniorGuardian of the Heir Apparent, formerly Senior Vice-President of the Board of Public Works WU TING-PANG, Senior Vice-President
of the Board of Commerce-
Article XII.
2
China agrees to take the necessary steps to provide for a uniform national coinage tatives of China and of the United States which shall la legal tender in payment of and signed by John Goodnow for the United all duties, taxes and other alligations | States and Their Excellencies Li Hai-huan throughout the Empire of China by, the and Sheng Hsian-hai for Chinu at Shanghai on the sixth day of September A. 1902, Chirican subjects. It is anderstwo, wwever, according to the Protocol of the seventh day citizens of the United States 29 well as that all Customs duties shall continue to le of September A. 1901. sslculated and pain on the bags of the Haikuan Tael
ARTICLE XIV. he
The principles of the Christian religion, as offered by the Protestant and Roman Catholic Churches, are recognised as teaching. men to do good and to do to others as
they would have others do to them. Those who STATION. quietly professs and teach these doctrines shall not be harassed in persecuted on account
THE WEATHER. CINA COAST AFTEOROLOGICAN REGISTER, 12 OCTOBER, M.
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M. 8. Mv, C. Glorer M., A. W. Grant Al. J. C. Grow Capt. The Hall Mrs. Harding and child Mr. D. Harvey Mr. W. B. Hanghrow Mr. Thos..
A. Has Mr. W. B. Hauna
Mr. 1. G. Layton
Str. R. Henderson Mr L. W. Hi
Mr. & Mrs. J. Hooper
Dr. C. J. Hopkin
Mrs. J. W. Finater
Kay. J. Icaly
dues on goods in transit, shall be permanently applicable to the condition of Chins, will abolished on all roads, railways and water-east its present wining rules in such a way ways in the nineteen Provinces of Chins and us, while pronting the interests of Chinese the three Eastern Frovinces. This provision subjects and not injuring in any way thr does not apply to the native Customs offices sovereign rights of China, will offer no at present in existence on the seaboard, at impediment to the attraction of foreign
schedule agreed upon between the represen ports where there are offices of the capital ar place foreign capitalists at a open Imperial Maritime Customs, and on the lami greater disadvantage than they would he Frontiers of China embracing the nineteen under generally accepted foreign regulations; Provinces and the thres Eastern Provinces, and will permit citizens of the United States Wherever there are offices of the Imperial to carry on in Chinese territory mining hereafter placed, native Customs offices may rebuting thereto, provided they comply with Maritime Customs, or wherever such may be operaticks and other necessary busines also be established, as well as at any point the new regulations and conditions which either on the seaboard or land frontiera may be imposed by China on its subjects and The Government of the United States foreigners alike, relating to the opening of who, in ving inet, and duly exchanged their agrees that foreign goods on importation, in mines, the renting of mineral land, and
addition to the effective live per contum impryment of royalty, and provided they full powers which were found to be ip
the provisions form, lare agreed upon the following port duty as provided for in the Froitol of apply for periute,
Fugard to necessary business 1901, shall pay a spoeial surtax of one and which in
such operations shall commerce med mavigation previously con-one-half times the amount of the serid duty
The residence of citizens of chadeck betsmen the two countries, and upon
the United States in connection with such the subjects hereinafter expressed connected with coastal relations, with the object
mining operations shall be subject to such effificating them.
regulations as shall be agreed upon between the United States and China. ARTICLE J.
Any mining concession granted after the far as practicable, ran a peale not exceeding | to their provisions. live por centum end entarem; but casting | part lies shall not be raised until at least six montes notice has been given. In cases where xisting export duties
are above five erutaal, they shall be reduced to not more than that, rate. Ari additional special surtax of one half the export duty payable for the time being, in lien of internal taxa- tion of all kinds, may be levied at the place of original shipint or at the time of export on gooris exported either to foreign countries
amendments
Erenties
jsting .tu
to compensate for the abolition of Pekin, rep
other tresit dues besides tekik, and of all other taxation on foreign goals, and in con- sideration of the other fonas provided for in this article.
The Chinese Government mig reout the
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mul as the diplomatic representative of China foreign export tariff with specific duties, as publication of such new rules shall he subject and practises the pencably teaches Hakodate,
In accordance with international customs,
has the right to resido in the capital of the United States, and to enjoy there the sune proratives privileges and immunities as hen enjoy be the similar representative of the most favoured nation, the diplomatic representative of the United Stabs shall have the right to reside at the capital of His Majesty the Faterer of China. He shall be given a adianten af His Majesty the Emperor whenever necessary to present his letters of eradence or any communication from the President of the United States. At all such times he shall be received in a place sikl in a maturer betting his high position, and on all much occasions the ceremonial observed to- ward him shall be that observed toward the representations of nations on a festing of equality, with no loss of 'prestige on either sty
The diplomacie representatives of the United States shall enjoy all the prerogatives, civileges and immunities accortied by inter pinal serge to such representatives and
shult in ali respects be entitled to the frot
ment, extended to similar representatives of the wort youred nation.
whall be authoritative.
or countwise.
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of their faith. Any person, whether citizen Vladivostok p of the United States or Chinese convert, who | Nebulo...... according to these
principles Christianity Fokyo ...... shall in no case bo interfered with or molested Kochi.. ARTICUS VIL
therefor. No restrictions shall be placed on Sugeaki...
Con Kashima Drawback certificates for the return of Chinese joining Christian churches. Con
Oshima... duties shall be issued by the Imperial Marverts and non-converts, being Chinese tiro Casteras to citizens of the United States subjects, shall alike konform to the laws of ...
Teiigakijiu within three weeks of the presentation to the China; and shall pay due respect to those in Taizoku Cusions of the papers entitling the applicant authority, huing together in peace and nity Taichu to receive such drawback certificates, and the fact of being converts shall not fina they shall be receivable at their face value in palect them from the consequences of any Koshur..... payment of duties of all kinds (confiage dus offence they may have committed before or sudores excepte at the port of issue; or shall, in may commit after their admission into Wolhatwei
Gutzlat the case of drawbacks on foreign goods ie the church, or exempt them from
Chinese subject exported within three years from the date of legal taxes levied on
Shary importation, be redeemable by the Import generally, except taxes levied and con Maritime Custers in full in realy, suoney attributions for the support of religious walow the port of issue, at the option of the holsters customs and practices contrary to their
But if, in connection with hay religion. Missionariesshall not interfere with Hongkong... authorities discover an attempt i jurisdiction over Chinese subjects; nor shall up lock... defund the revenue, the applicant shall be the native authorities ranke any distinction dealt with and punished in accordance with between converts and non converts, but shall the stipulations provided in the Treaty of administer the Saws without partiality, so Tientsin, Article XXI, in the case of detected that both classes cae live together in pulce. frauds on the revenie In quo the goods ave been removed from Chinese territory, then the Consul shall inflict on the guilty party for to be paid to the Chinese Government.
Foreign goods which bear a similarity to native goods shall be furnished by the Customs officers, if required by the owner, with a prolective certifiants for each package, tinereof. to prevent the risk of any dispute in the interior.
un the payment of import duty and surtax- \ Custom for a drawbuck certificats, the the exercise by the untive authorities of their i
Native goods brought by junks to open ports, it intended for local consumption, irrespective of the nationaly of the gier
of the goods, shal. be reported at the Barive,
Government.
Castans oftices only, to be dealt with accord ing to the fiscal regulations of the Chinese The English text of all notes or despatches
-Machine-made cotton jára and cloth manu- from United States ficials to Chinese officials, and the Chinese text of all fromfactured in China, whether by foreigners at Chinese officials o United States officials the open purts or by Chinese anywhere in China, chill as regards taxation be on a foot ing of perfect equality. Such goods upon ARTICLE II. As China may appoint consular ofiers to payment of the taxes thereon shall be grint a rebate of the import duty and of two resido in the United States and to enjoy thirds of the import surtax paid on the cotton there the sune attributes, privileges and imounities as, are enjoyed by pensular used in their manufacture, if it has bout it officers of other untions, the United States ported from abroad, and of all duties paid thereon if it be Chinese grown cotton. They may appoint, as its interists may require, consular officers to reside at the places in the shall also be free of export duty, coast trade Kapive of China that are now or that way duty and export surtax. The same principle hereafter he opened to foreign residence and and procedure shall be applied to all other ade. They shall hold dircet official interprlucts of foreign typs turned out by ours and correspondence with the local machinery in Chirst. officers of the Chinese Government within their consular districts, either personally or in writing as the case may require, an tums I quality and reciprocal respect. The officers shall be treated with proper respect all, Chinese authorities, and they shall by enjoy all the attributes, privileges and in
Instiction munities, and exercise all the over their nationals which are or may here after be extended to similar officers of the
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ARTICLE 1X
Whereas the United States uxiertakes to protect the citizens of any country in the exclusive use within the United States of any lawful trade-marks, provided that such coun try agrees by treaty or convention to give like protein to citizens of the 1nited States:
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Missionary societies of the United States. shall be permitted to rent and to lease in C. S. James perpetuity, as the property of such societies, buildings or lands in all parts of the Empire for missionary purposes and, after the title deeds have been found in order and duly Nomuro... 6. stamped by the local authorities, to erect Hakodate ... such suitable buildings as may be required Tokyo for carrying on their good work
ARTICLE XV.
Nagasuli The Government of Ching leaving expresset Argoshiran strong desire to reform its judicial syster Oshima.. and to bring it inte accord with that of Saha... Therefore the Government of China, in Western mitions, the United States agros Ishigakizizua.. order to secure such protection in the Unite to give every assistance to this reform und Tailroku States for its subjects, now agrees to fully will also be prepared to relinquish extin latch
territorial rights when satised that the protect any citizen, firm or corporation of the United States in the exclusive use in the state of the Chinese laws, the arrangements oshur Empire of Chain of any lawful trade-mark to for their administration, and other sidereadores
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Gntelaff... ARTICLE in the United States, or which they have adopted and used, or intend to adopt and u
The Government of the United States Sharp Paik !! as soon as registered, for exchisive use within consents to the prohibition by the Govern- the Empire of China. To this end the Chinesement of China of the importation into Chim to Gournment agrees to issue by its proper of morphia and of instruments for its injertongkong 10. authorities proclamations, having the force tion, excepting morphin and instruments for vi
its injection imported for medical purposes, Gap
Ban Buck... of law, forbidling all subjects of China from infringing on, imitating, colourably imitating on payment of tariff duty, and under regula incas or Lowingly passing off an imitation of tious to be Frames by China which shall Haiphong... trade marks belonging to citizens of the effectually restrict the use of such import to Manila
the said purposes. This prohibition shall be basolod .......
all countries The Chinese Government Cebu engages to nuopt at once measures to prevent the manufacture in China of morphia and of instruments for its injection.
ARTICLE XVIL
womber or members of the Limperial Maritime Customs foreign staff shall be select ed by the Governace-fineral and Governors of eat of the various provinces if the Empire for their respective provinces, and appointed in consultation with the Inspector Cisneral of Imperial Maritime Customs, fur duty in connection with native Custous affairs to have a general supervision of their working
Cases where illegal action is complained of promptly investigated by an officer of the tered by the proper authorities of the United Goverituent of sufficiently high States, at such offices as the Chinese Govern rank, in conjunction with an officer of the ment will establish for such purpose, on pay United States Government, and an oiler of mont of a reasonable fee, after due investiga: the Imperial Maritime Customs, each of tion by the Chinese authorities, and in con
out to investigating test labing pliance with reasonable regulations. found by the that the
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1 perpetuity land internal taxation on foreign goods, and the | United States the benefits of copyright sent Treaty and its three annexes have been
pects. If the officers of either government are disrespectfully treated or aggrieved in any way by the authorities of the other, they shall have the right to make repres Antion of the same to the superior officers of their own government, who shall see that full
It is agreed between the High Contracting inquiry and strict justice he had complaint is well founded and loss has been The United States Government allows sub- Parties hereto that all the provisions of the premises and the said consular officers of offence to the officers and people of the other through the Immation shall be paid joets of China to patent their inventions in several treaties between the United States Thermom. 1....8) Therm. Mnium over either nation shall carefully avoid all sets of incarred, due
Maritime Customs. the United States and protects them in the and China which were in fores on the first high provincial oficials shall ip held use and ownership of such patents. The nation.
force and effect except in for as they. 1 Patent Office. establish
After are modied by the present Treaty or other On the arrival of a consul properly responsible that the licer guilty of the Government of China now agrees that it fa of January A.D. 1900, are continued in! accredited at any place in China opened to illegal action shall be severely punished will foreign brate it shall be the duty of theived from his post. If the complaint this other has been established and special treaties to which the United States is a party. The present Treaty shall remain in force Minister of the United States to form the is shown to be fivolous or malicions, the laws with regard to invention have be
redited it
will thereupon,- after de for a period of ten years beginning with the Board of Foreign Affurs, which shall, inconplant shall be held responsible for the
payment of the legal fees, Issue Certi
or date of the exchange of ratifications and age: forth expenses of the investigation.
When the ratifications of this Treaty shall fates of protection, valid for fizet until a revision is effected as linafter pro Weather
Parties hegeto, and the provisions ₫ this State on all their patents issued by the
It is further agreed that either of the High Article shall have been accepted by the Quited States, in respect of articles the sale Contacting Partien inny demand that the Citizeof the End States may cut Powers having dienties with China, then a which is awful in Ching, which do not tariff and the articles of this conventions be reside and 'e roy on tade, industries adate shall be agreed upon when the movie-inhinge on previous inventions of Chinese revised at the end of ten years from the slate autažo Eneos, pursue any lawfulafoution, in all the ports or lo alities of Chiite which ions of this Article shall take effect, and an sabjccts, in the sume manter as patents age | no revisionis déaunded before the end of of the ratifications hereof. exchange are now open or may hereafter be deed to Imperial Edict shall be published in due to be issued to subinets of China.
the first term of ten years, then these articlos foreign true and residence; and within the form yellow paper and circulated through- suitable localities at those places which have out the Empire of China setting forth the
Whereas the Government of the United in their present form shall remain in full been or may be set apart for the us and obutition of all bezin taxation, duties on goods Status cuigages to give the benefits of its fores for a further term of ten years reckoned capation of foreigners, they may rent or pur in transit, ofices, stations and barriers for copyright laws to the citizens of any foreign from the end of the first terra and so on for chase houses, places of business and other collecting the same, and of all descriptions of State which gives to the citizens of the successive perils of ten years.
The English and Chinese texts of the pre buildings, and vent or lewe in and build thereon. They shall generally en inposition of the surtax on the import of an equal bars with its own citizens
foreign goods and on the export of native Therefore the Government of China, in carefully compared; but, in the event of hus 15 joy as to their persons and property all such goods, and the other fiscal changes and order to secure such benefits in the United there being any difference of weaning het- tights, privileges and familiesbjects or ref runs provided for in this Article, all of States for its subjects, now agrees to give full
ween them, the sense us expressed in the ay hereafter be granted to the subjects or which smil take effect from the sail date protection, in the saun way citizens of the nation the inust fawared in The Edict shall state that the provincial high subject to the same conditions upon which it
manner and English text shall be held to be the correct these respects.
officials
age responsible that any offera! ARTICLE IV.
This Treaty and its three a nexes eludi be of the United States who The Chinese Government, resignising that disregaling the letter or the spirit of its agrees to protect trade-marks, to all citize
are authors, ratified by the two High Contacting Parties the existing system of levying dues on goods shall be severely punished and designers or proprietors of any hook, map in conformity with their respective constitu in transit, and especially the system of tax removed iron his post.
prins or engraving especially prepared for tions, and the ratifications shall be exchanged tión knows as leita, impedes the free circula-
the use and education of the Chinese people, Washington not later than twelve month
from the present late. book, in tion of coramodities to the general injury of The tariff duties to be paid by citizens of or translation into Chinese of any
testimony whereof, we, the undersigned, trade, Jereby undertakes to abandon the the United States on goods imported into the exclusive right to print and sell such lery of feki and all othertransit dues through-
China shall be as set forth in the schedule book, map, print, engraving or translation in by virtue of our respective powers, Jure out the empire and to, abolish the offices, annexed h veto, and made part of this Treaty, the Empire of China during ten years from signed this Treaty in duplicate in the Eng stations and barriers maintained for their subject only to such amendments and changes the date of registration. With the exception and Chinese Languages, and have affixed out
respective seals, collection and not to establish otheroffices for as are authorised by Article IV. of the of the books, maps, etc, specified above, which
Done at Shanghai, this eighth day of levying does on goods in transit. It is clearly present convention or as may, hereafter be may not be reprinted in the same form, no understood that, after the offices, stations and agreed upon by the present High Contracting work shall be entitled to copyright privileges October in the year of our Londone thousand barriers for taxing goods in transit keve been that citizens of the United States shall at no Chinese subjects shall be at liberty to make, ninth year of Kuang Hs eighth month and Parties It is expressly agreed, however, under this article. It is understood that nine hundred and three, and in the twenty abolished, no attempt shall be midy to rei
eighteenth day.
ARTICLE V
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