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transmission at Chefoo of traffic from or to any other parts of China, and she also undertakes under the reserve of most-favoured-nation treatment for the future not to land submarine cables or to construct telegraph or telephone land-lines, or to establish any kind of wireless communication, in China outside her leased or railway territories without in every case first having obtained the consent of the Chinese Government. All details as to terminal rates over the Chefoo-Kwantung cable shall be settled by a special Agreement.
ARTICLE 2.
Japan undertakes immediately to hand over to China, against the payment of 50,000 yen, all Japanese telegraph lines in Manchuria outside the railway territory. Japan is prepared to enter into negotiation with China with a view to coming to a certain arrangement concerning the Japanese telephone service in Manchuria outside the railway territory. Pending the conclusion of such an arrangement, Japan under- takes neither to extend her present telephone system in Manchuria, without having first obtained the consent of the Chinese Government, nor to use her telephone lines for the transmission of telegrams in competition with the Chinese telegraph lines.
ARTICLE 3.
At open marts or Treaty ports in Manchuria, which are in close proximity to the Japanese railway territory, namely, at Antung, Newchwang, Liaoyang, Mukden, Tieh- ling and Changchun, the Chinese Government agrees, for a period of fifteen years, to place one or two special telegraph wires from the said open marts or Treaty ports to such railway territory at the exclusive disposal of the Japanese Government telegraph service. Such wire or wires shall be maintained in good order and condition by the Chinese Government up to the railway territory.
ARTICLE 4.
The special wire or wires mentioned in Article 3 shall be worked from the Chinese telegraph buildings by Japanese clerks in the employ of the Japanese Government, and the Chinese Government undertakes to provide, at a total yearly rent of 700 Mexican dollars, suitable special offices and accommodations for this purpose, it being, however, understood that the said accommodations do not include dwelling quarters for the clerks.
ARTICLE 5.
The special wire or wires mentioned in Article 3 can only be used for the exchange of telegrains emanating from or destined to places under the direct control of the Japanese telegraph system.
ARTICLE 6.
At the open marts or Treaty ports mentioned in Article 3 the Japanese Telegraph Department will have its receiving office in the Chinese telegraph buildings, and delivery of Japanese traffic shall be made by messengers wearing no special uniform.
ARTICLE 7.
The Japanese Government undertakes to pay to the Chinese Government an annual sum of 3,000 yen, as a royalty on all messages forwarded over the Japanese-Manchurian telegraph lines.
ARTICLE 8.
The present Convention shall be confirmed by the two Governments concerned, and shall be put into force when detailed Agreements shall have been concluded with regard to the Chefoo-Kwantung cable and the Japanese-Manchurian telegraph lines.
1908.
In witness whereof the Undersigned have signed this Agreement.
Done at Tôkiô, in English, in duplicate this 12th day of the month of October,
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Inclosure 5 in No. 1.
Agreement regarding the Working of the Chefoo-Kwantung Cable.
[See Inclosure 1 in Sir J. Jordan's No. 563, Confidential, dated December 16, 1908.]
Inclosure 6 in No. 1.
Agreement regarding the Working of the Japanese and Chinese Telegraph Lines in Manchuria.
[See Inclosure 2 in Sir J. Jordan's No. 563, Confidential, dated December 16, 1908.]
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