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CHINA, JAPAN, AND COREA ORDER IN COUNCIL, 1884.

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THE CHINA, JAPAN, AND COREA ORDER IN COUNCIL, 1884:

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AT THE COURT AT WINDSOR, THE 26TH DAY OF JUNE, 1884.

PRESENT:

THE QUEEN'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAB, by Treaty and otherwise, Her Majesty the Queen has power and jurisdiction within China and Japan and the dominions of the King of Corea :

Now, therefore, Her Majesty, by virtue and in exercise of the powers in this behalf by the Foreign Jurisdiction Acts, 1848 to 1878, and other- wise in Her vested, is pleased by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows :-

Preamble;

1.- This Order may be cited as the China, Japan, and Corea Order Short Title. in Council, 1884.

2. In this Order

The expression, the China and Japan. Orders in Council." means the Interpretation, following:

The China and Japan Order in Council, 1865; as amended by the

Orders in Council, dated the 13th May, 1869, and the 30th April, 1877:

The Orders in Council of the 19th June, 1868; and the 21st July,

1876, relating to Consular fees;

The China and Japan Maritime Order in Council, 1874;

The China and Japan Order in Council, 1878;

The China and Japan Order in Council, 1881;

The Shanghai Shipping Registry Order in Council, 1883,

and any Order in Council amending or extending this or any of the above- mentioned Orders in Council.

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The expression “Corea means the dominions for the time being of the King of Corea, including the territorial waters thereof.

Other expressions to which meanings are assigned by the China and Japan Order in Council have the same meanings in this Order unless the subject or context otherwise requires.

In the China and Japan Orders in Council, and in this Order, the expression British subject" shall include a British-protected person in en far as by Treaty, capitulation, grant, usage, sufferance, or other lawful