Revision.

ARTICLE XIX.

This Treaty shall remain in force for ten years reckoned from the day of the exchange of ratifications. The High Contracting Parties can, at the expiration of that time, propose modifications by means of a notice to be given six months in advance; and if neither of them should do so, the Treaty shall continue to remain in force in all its provisions until the expiration of one year after one of the Parties has expressed to the other its intention of terminating it.

ARTICLE XX.

This Treaty shall be ratified by the two High Contracting Parties and the ratifications shall be exchanged at Washington, as soon as possible.

In witness whereof, we, the respective Plenipotentiaries, have signed this Treaty and have hereunto affixed our respective seals.

Done at Washington, in two originals in three languages Spanish, Chinese and English, this fourteenth day of December of the year One thousand eight hundred and ninety nine of the Christian era, corresponding to the twelfth day of the eleventh moon of the twentyfifth year of Kwang-Hsu.

[SEAL.] MANUEL DE AZPÍROZ. [SEAL.] WU TING-FANG.

ALPHABETICAL INDEX.

CHINA.

477

Absconding debtors... Chinese absconding debtors of Jap-

Advantages

Ai-nan-tzu (Province
of Kiang-su).
American

American China De-
velopment Co.

Ammunition..

Amortization

anese to be dealt with by China.
Japanese absconding debtors of
Chinese to be dealt with by Japan.
Surrender of, in China...
Privileges and immunities granted
by Chinese Government or by
provincial or local administra-
tions in China to any govern-
ment or individual to accrue also
to Japan and its subjects.
Anthracite coal beds of..

Citizens have right to reside, trade,
carry on industries and manu-
factures in all localities open in
China.

Right to establish bonded ware-
houses at open ports.

Citizens resident in China for min-
ing operations to be subject to
special regulations.

Makes contract for loan and for
building and operating Yüeh-
Han R. R.

May acquire contract to Peking-
Hankow line if contract with
Belgian company is canceled.
May advise and discuss adjuncts to
business of railway, such as steam
ferries, warehouses, etc.

Status of, as bona fide American

exclusively for 15
manufacturing, importation into
China to be prohibited.

See Munitions of war.

Of indemnity loans for Boxer up-
rising to be guaranteed.

Of Boxer indemnity to end in 1940.
Table of, for Boxer indemnity.
Japanese may have special settle-

15

278

345

Amoy..

Sup.

638

70

84

39

ment at.