tions, as not relating to questions of such general interest as would justify their inclusion in the present volume, are the following: (1) Convention between the Imperial Chinese Telegraph Administration; the Great Northern Telegraph Company, of Copenhagen; and Eastern Extension, Australasia and Chinese Telegraph Company. Signed at Shanghai, July 11, 1896. (British and Foreign State Papers, LXXXVIII, 573.) (2) Land Regulations of the British Concession, Hankow, 1874, 1893. Amendment approved, March 17, 1896. (British and Foreign State Papers, LXXXVIII, 203.) (3) Additional Land Regulations for the General Foreign Settlement at Shanghai, June 3, 1899. (See United States Consul-General, Shanghai, to Dept. of State, No. 204, of June 21, 1899.) (4) British Order in Council, providing for the government of the territories adjacent to Hongkong leased under the Convention of June 9, 1898. Balmoral, October 20, 1898. (British and Foreign State Papers, CXI, 1037.) (5) Regulations for the Foreign Settlements at Chinnampo and Mokpo. Seoul, October 16, 1897. (British and Foreign State Papers, CXI, 1177; and Foreign Relations of United States, 1898, 478.) (6) Regulations for the Foreign Settlements at Kunsan, Masampo, and Songchin, Korea. Seoul, June 2, 1899. (British and Foreign State Papers, CXI, 1190.) (7) Land Regulations of the British Concession, Chinkiang. 18721894. (British and Foreign State Papers, LXXXVI, 153.) (8) Land Regulations of the British Municipal Extension, Tientsin, 1898. Approved by the Secretary of State, March 31, 1899. (British and Foreign State Papers. XC. 1004-1021.) (9) Land Regulations and By-Laws of the Settlement of Kulangsu, Amoy. Signed January 10, 1902. Approved by the foreign representatives at Peking and by the Chinese Government. (See U. S. Consul, Amoy, to Dept. of State, No. 8, Feb. 4, 1902.) Since the publication of Sir Edward Hertslet's collection, two works, in the nature of documentary histories of China's recent relations with foreign powers have been published, and may be consulted with profit, although some of the translations in the first work appear faulty: William Frederic Mayers-Treaties between the Empire of China and Foreign Powers, together with Regulations for the conduct of foreign trade, conventions, agreements, regulations, etc., etc., etc. The Peace Protocol of 1901 and the Commercial Treaty of 1902. First edition, 1877, edited by William Frederick Mayers. Fourth and further enlarged edition issued by publishers, 1902. Shanghai, 1902. 1 vol. 8°. Henry Cordier. Histoire des Relations de la Chine avec les Puissances Occidentales, 1860-1902. Paris, 1901-1902. 3 vols. 8°. giving effect to Article III of the Convention of the 24th July, 1886, relative to Burmah and Treaty of Peace between China and Japan....... Additional Convention to the Supplementary Peking, Nov. 8, 1895.. Convention between Japan and China for the Great Britain- London, Jan. 15, 1896. Déclaration between Great Britain and France, with regard to the Kingdom of Siam and other matters (Advantages in Yünnan and Szechuen; Territories to the West of the Lower Niger; Commercial Arrangements in Treaty of Commerce and Navigation between Agreement between Great Britain and China, modifying the Convention of March 1, 1894, relative to Burmah and Thibet. Convention between the German Empire and China respecting the lease of Kiaochou. Convention between Russia and China for lease to Russia of Port Arthur, Talienwan and the St. Petersburg, May Additional agreement defining boundaries of Convention concerning Kuang-Chou Wan.... Convention between the United Kingdom and China respecting an Extension of Hong Kong Convention between Great Britain and China Agreement between Great Britain and Ger- many defining their mutual policy in China. Negotiations for settlement of the disturbances Treaty between Great Britain and China Supplementary Treaty of Commerce and Naviga- Treaty between the United States and China for the Extension of the Commercial Relations be- tween them. CHINA II. Declarations, Arrangements—Continued. Declaration concerning the non-alienation of Identic notes exchanged between the United Kingdom and Russia with regard to their re- spective railway interests in China. Declarations made to the United States by France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Japan, and Russia, accepting the commercial policy Arrangement between Tseng Chi, Tartar Gen- eral of Mukden, and Admiral Alexeieff, com- mander in Chief of Kuan-tung Peninsula and of the Russian Naval and Military forces in 55 57 59 France Oct., 1901. 1903 |