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ADDITIONAL CONVENTION BETWEEN FRANCE AND CHINA.

(2.)—With reference to chart No. 2, dealing with the frentier of Yünnan and Annam, from Kou-tou-chai on the left bank of the Hsiao-tu-chou River, and marked on the map with the character, from west to east for a distance of over 50 li, and Chu- cha-hsieh also called Chu-chiong-hsieh, Chü-mei-hsieh, and Chiang-fei-hsieh also called Cha-fei-hsieh shall belong to China. Yiu-péng-hsieh, to the south, shall belong to Annam. From the character Z to the character, from west to east, the frontier of China and Annam crosses two rivers which unite and enter the Ta- tu-chou River, also called the Hei Ho, from south-east for a distance of about 15 li to Nan-tau to the north of the character T, all these fall to China. Nan- teng-ho, Chin-mei, Mêng-tung-shang-tsun, Mêng-tung-hsia-tsun, which lie to the south of the frontier line as laid down in the chart between the character T north-east to Mêng-tung-hsia-tsun, marked with the character, fall to Annam. All to the south of these fall to China. From Meng-tung-hsia-tsun marked across the Ching-shiu Ho at its junction with the Ta Ho marked 2, the centre of the river shall form the boundary. From to the centre of the Ta Ho shall form the boundary, Ch'uan-lou, which lies to the west of the river, falls to China, while Pien Ma Chai to the east of the river falls to Annam. From northwards to, passing Lao-yi-kau to Pai-shi-ai, shall be equally divided between China and Annam. To the east of Pai-shih-ai and Lao-yi-kau will fall to Annam, to the west to China, that is, from character northwards by way of Pien-pao-chia to the centre of Pei-pao and the east bank of the small river which enters the Ta Ho straight to Kao-ma-pai marked on the map with the character

, and to the end of the Delimitation Commissioners' chart No. 2. (3.)-On chart No. 5 of Yunnan and Annam the boundary, starting from Lung-po- chai, crosses the Lung-po river to the point where the Ching Shin River enters the Lung-po River and marked on the map with the character, and from N.E. to S.E. as far as the junction of the Mien chui-wan with the Shai-ching River, and marked on the map with the character Z. By this boundary the Ching-shu and the Mien-shui-wan Rivers fall to China. From the character Z the boundary runs straight West to the Têng-tiao River to the South of Ta-shu-chiao. To the South of the boundary line on this chart falls to Annan, to the North to China. From the character to the junction of the Chin-tzů river with the Têng-tiao River, the centre of the river constitutes the boundary. From Tit crosses the Chin-tzu River for a distance of over thirty li and westward to the character on the map. This boundary stretches eastward of Meng-pang-tu to the small river which flows into the Hei-chiang to the character on the map. The centre of the river between the characters and forms the boundary. Westward

of the centre of the Hei-chiang constitutes the boundary. This is in accord- ance with the maps constructed by the Delimitation Commissioners as well as by the boundary line marked as above.

The Chinese local authorities and the officers deputed by the Resident of the French Republic in Annam shall jointly erect boundary stones. The boundary maps now signed are made out in duplicate each consisting of three sheets and have been duly drawn up, signed, and sealed by the Plenipotentiaries of the two countries. The Red lines denotes the new boundary. The maps of the Yunnan boundary are, for con- venience of reference, marked with the French letters a,b,c, &c., and the Chinese characters 甲,&c.