COPYRIGHT, 1910.

BY

THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF INTERNATIONAL LAW.

Stanford Library

OCT 5 1955

341.05

A512

OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS

CONTENTS OF VOLUME FOUR.

NUMBER 1, JANUARY, 1910.

1

67

69

70

71

THE SOUTH AFRICA ACT, 1909....

THE BRITISH NORTH AMERICA ACT, 1867..

THE BRITISH NORTH AMERICA ACT, 1871..

THE PARLIAMENT OF CANADA ACT, 1875....

THE BRITISH NORTH AMERICA ACT, 1886..

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA CONSTITUTION ACT..

REGULATIONS GOVERNING APPOINTMENTS AND PROMOTIONS IN THE DIPLOMATIC

SERVICE AND FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE PERSONNEL OF THE DEPART-

MENT OF STATE [Executive Order No. 1143]. November 26, 1909......

IDENTIC CIRCULAR NOTE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE OF THE UNITED STATES

PROPOSING ALTERNATIVE PROCEDURE FOR THE INTERNATIONAL PRIZE

COURT AND THE INVESTMENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL PRIZE COURT WITH

THE FUNCTIONS OF A COURT OF ARBITRAL JUSTICE. October 18, 1909.. 102

99

NUMBER 2, APRIL, 1910.

THIRD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MARITIME LAW, CONVENTIONS OF....

Regarding the Limitation of the Responsibility of Ship Owners..

Regarding Maritime Mortgages and Privileged Liens....

Establishing Uniformity in Certain Rules regarding Collisions...

Establishing Uniformity in Certain Rules relating to Assistance at Sea and

Salvage.

CHINA-JAPAN. Agreements. September 4, 1909..

The Manchurian Agreement. . . .

The Korean Boundary Agreement..

115

115

118

121

126

130

130

132

UNITED STATES-PERU. Naturalization Convention.

UNITED STATES-PARAGUAY. Arbitration Convention.

October 15, 1907.

134

March 13, 1909.

135

UNITED STATES-HAITI. Arbitration Convention. January 7, 1909....

ARGENTINE-URUGUAY. Protocol concerning River Plate. January 6, 1910.. 138

JAPAN-COLOMBIA. Treaty of Amity, Commerce and Navigation. May 25,

1908...

137

139

INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION OF INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY, CONVENTION FOR.

March 20, 1883.....

BELGIUM. Law of Nationality. June 8, 1909.....

SECOND CENTRAL AMERICAN CONFERENCE, CONVENTIONS OF.

For the Unification of the Currency..

Concerning the Central American Pedagogical Institute.

Concerning the International Central American Bureau..

Relative to the Unification of Weights and Measures..

Concerning Central American Commerce..

Relative to the Consular Service...

167

170

170

171

172

173

174

175

... 177

181

UNITED STATES-CUBA. Treaty concerning Relations. May 22, 1903...

INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE OF OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS, ETC., CONVENTION FOR.

March 15, 1886....

EXCHANGE OF OFFICIAL JOURNALS, etc., CONVENTION FOR. March 15, 1886.. 184

NUMBER 3, JULY, 1910.

EDITORS' NOTE

UNITED STATES-LIBERIA, Documents relating to.

Act of March 3, 1819, relative to the slave trade..

Message of President Monroe of December 17, 1819.

Constitution of the Commonwealth of Liberia..

Report on African Colonization, from the Committee on Commerce, House

of Representatives, February 28, 1843.....

Colonization Society to Mr. Webster, December 22, 1842.

Mr. Webster to Mr. Everett, March 24, 1843..

Mr. Fox to Mr. Upshur, August 9, 1843..

Mr. Upshur to Mr. Fox, September 25, 1843..

Extract from report of R. R. Gurley, February 15, 1850..

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188

188

190

193

. 198

. 207

211

211

212

215

Extract from Annual Message of President Buchanan, December 6, 1858.. 218

Extracts from state papers showing interest of United States in Liberia.. 220

THE SANITARY COMMISSION -THE RED CROSS. Annexes to......

Order of the Secretary of War appointing the Sanitary Commission, June

9, 1861 ....

229

Plan of Organization for "The Commission of Inquiry and Advice in

Respect of the Sanitary Interests of the United States Forces"

Project of declarations for the consideration of the International Conference

of Geneva, 1863.....

230

235

Resolutions and Recommendations adopted at the International Conference

of Geneva, October 29, 1863. . . . . .

236

Project of Declaration for the consideration of the International Congress

of Geneva, 1864.....

237

GREAT BRITAIN-UNITED STATES. Treaty respecting boundary waters of

United States and Canada. Jan. 11, 1909..

NICARAGUA-UNITED STATES. Secretary Knox's note severing diplomatic

relations. Dec. 1, 1909....

239

249

PAN-AMERICAN CONGRESS.

Secretary Blaine's note of Nov. 29, 1881..

252

BRAZIL-CHINA. Arbitration convention. August 3, 1909..

BRAZIL-URUGUAY. Boundary treaty. Oct. 30, 1909..

255

256

UNITED STATES. Proclamation of President extending certain copyright

benefits to aliens. April 9, 1910...

UNITED STATES-BRAZIL. Naturalization convention. April 27, 1908.....

PERMANENT COURT OF ARBITRATION. List of Members. April 6, 1910...

261

262

264

NUMBER 4, OCTOBER, 1910.

RUSSIA-JAPAN. Convention concerning Manchuria. July 4, 1910..

CHINA. Note to the Powers concerning Russo-Japanese Convention of July

4, 1910. July 21, 1910... . .

JAPAN. Proclamation annexing Korea.

279

279

August 29, 1910.

280

Treaty annexing Korea.

August 29, 1910...

282

Rescript attached to Proclamation and Treaty of Annexation..

Announcement of Foreign Office. August 29, 1910.....

GERMANY-CHINA. Convention leasing Kiao-Chau. March 6, 1898.

RUSSIA-CHINA. Convention leasing Port Arthur, etc. March 27, 1898...

Additional agreement defining boundaries. May 7, 1898..

FRANCE-CHINA. Convention leasing Kuang-Chou wan. May 27, 1898....

GREAT BRITAIN-CHINA. Convention extending Hong Kong territory.

9, 1898

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284

285

289

291

293

June

295

Convention leasing Wei-Hai Wei. July 1, 1898

GREAT BRITAIN-RUSSIA. Exchange of notes concerning railway interests in

China. April 28, 1899..

297

298

ALLIED POWERS-CHINA. Joint note embodying conditions for the re-estab-

lishment of normal relations with China. December 22, 1900...

300

Reply of Chinese plenipotentiaries.

January 16, 1901..

303

RUSSIA-CHINA.

Agreement with regard to Manchuria. March 26-April 8,

1902.

304

JAPAN-CHINA. Treaty and additional agreement relating to Manchuria.

December 22, 1995.....

FRANCE-JAPAN. Arrangement concerning policies in China. June 10, 1907. 313

Convention of commerce and navigation.

307

GREAT BRITAIN-MONTENEGRO.

January 11, 1910.......

314

INTERNATIONAL. Convention with respect to circulation of motor vehicles.

October 11, 1909..

316

Convention respecting the prohibition of night work for women in

industrial employment. September 26, 1906...

328

SWEDEN-CHINA. Treaty of amity, commerce and navigation. July 2, 1908.

With additional article. May 24, 1909...

337

UNITED STATES. Joint resolution authorizing the appointment of a commis-

sion in relation to universal peace. June 25, 1910...

UNITED STATES-ECUADOR. Arbitration convention. January 7, 1909.

UNITED STATES-DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. Extradition treaty. June 19, 1909. 349

UNITED STATES-GREAT BRITAIN. Treaty delimiting Passamaquoddy Bay

boundary. May 21, 1910..

347

347

355

CHINA. Report, rescript and regulations abolishing slavery. 1910.

359

CUMULATIVE INDEX OF VOLUMES 1-4.

375