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TREATY BETWEEN JAPAN AND SIAM

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Art. X. In all that concerns the entering, clearing, stationing, loading and Bonloading of vessels in the ports, basins, docks, roadsteads, harbours, or rivers of the ominions and possessions of the two countries no privilege shall be granted by one ountry to national vessels or vessels of any third Power, which shall not be equally

anted in similar cases to vessels of the other country.

Art. XI.-Any ship of war or merchant vessel of either of the high contracting 'arties which may be compelled by stress of weather, or by reason of any other dis- ress, to take shelter in a port of the other, shall be at liberty to refit therein, to pro- ure all necessary supplies, and to put to sea again, without paying any duties other han such as would be payable by national vessels. In case, however, the master of merchant vessel should be under the necessity of disposing of a part of his cargo order to defray the expenses, he shall be bound to conform to the regulations and ariffs of the place to which he may come.

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If any ship of war or merchant vessel of one of the contracting parties should un aground or be wrecked upon the coasts of the other, such ship or vessel, and all arts thereof, and all furnitures and appurtenances belonging thereunto, and all foods and merchandise saved therefrom, including those which may have been cast onto the sea, or the proceeds thereof, if sold, as well as all papers found on board auch stranded or wrecked ship or vessel, shall be given up to the owners, master or sheir agents, when claimed by them. If such owners, master or agents are not on he spot, the same shall be delivered to the respective Consuls-General, Consuls, fice-Consuls or Consular Agents upon being claimed by them within the period xed by the laws of the country, and such consular officers, owners, master or agents shall pay only the expenses incurred in the preservation of the property, together fith the salvage or other expenses which would have been payable in the case of a

reck of a national vessel.

The goods and merchandise saved from the wreck shall be exempt from all the duties of the Customs unless cleared for consumption, in which case they shall pay the ordinary duties.

In the case of a ship or vessel belonging to the subjects of either of the con- gracting parties being driven in by stress of weather, run aground or wrecked in the ominions and possessions of the other, the respective Consuls-General, Consuls, Vice-Consuls and Consular Agents shall, if the owner or master or other agent of the owner is not present, or is present but requires it, be authorized to interpose in order to afford the necessary assistance to the subjects of the respective States.

Art. XII.—The vessels of war of each of the liigh contracting parties may enter, remain, and make repairs in those ports and places of the other, to which the vessels of war of the most favoured nation are accorded access; they shall there submit to the same regulations and enjoy the same honours, advantages, privileges and xemptions as are now or may hereafter be conceded to vessels of war of the most avoured nation.

Art. XIII. The high contracting parties agree that in all that concerus com- merce, industry and navigation, any privilege, favour, or immunity which either contracting party has actually granted, or may hereafter grant, to the Government, subjects, citizens, ships or merchandise of any other State shall be extended immedi- ately and unconditionally to the Government, subjects, ships or merchandise of the other contracting party; it being their intention that the trade, industry and naviga- tion of each country shall be placed, in all respects, by the other on the footing of Ithe most favoured nation.

Art. XIV. The present Treaty shall come into force immediately after the exchange of ratifications, and shall remain in force for ten years, and thereafter until #the expiration of a year from the day on which one or the other of the contracting

parties shall have repudiated it.

Art. XV.-The present Treaty is signed in duplicate in the Japanese, Siamese and English languages, and in case there should be found any discrepancy between the Japanese and Siamese texts, such discrepancy shall be decided in conformity with the English text.

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