August, 1909. gresses as follows: (1) Paris, 1867; (2) Florence, 1869; (3) Vienna, 1873; (4) Brussels, 1875; (5) Geneva, 1877; (6) Amsterdam, 1879; (7) London, 1881; (8) Copenhagen, 1884; (9) Washington, 1887; (10) Berlin, 1890; (11) Rome, 1894; (12) Moscow, 1897; (13) Paris, 1900; (14) Madrid, 1903; (15) Lisbon, 1906. Annuaire de la Vie Int., 1908-1909. 30 SIXTH INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF TRADE UNIONS opened. Times, August 31. 30 BELGIUM-HONDURAS. of January 1, 1909, B. Usuel, August 30. Ratification by Belgium of the convention relative to exchange of packages by post. 31 GERMANY-VENEZUELA. Treaty of Amity, Commerce, and Navigation signed at Caracas January 26, 1909, was promulgated by President of Venezuela. (See January 25.) Treaty to last ten years and thereafter unless previous notification is given by one of the contracting parties. B. A. R., November, 1909. September, 1909. 1 PERSIA. A proclamation was issued granting a general amnesty, with certain exceptions. Times, September 2. 3 BRAZIL SALVADOR. Treaty of arbitration signed. Terms identical with those of treaties already signed by Brazil and Honduras, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica. B. A. R., November, 1909. 4 CHINA-JAPAN. Convention dealing with Chientao and five other questions regarding Manchuria signed at Peking. Q. dipl., 13:376; Times, September 6 and 9 (full text); Mém. dipl. 4 BRAZIL-PERU. Decree by President of Brazil approving the accord regarding the navigation of the Japura or Caqueta river, concluded at Lima April 15, 1908. Diario Oficial (Brazil), September 17. 5-11 FIFTH INTERNATIONAL ESPERANTO CONGRESS held its sessions at Barcelona. The first congress met at Boulogne, 1905; the second at Geneva, 1906; the third at Cambridge, England, 1907; the fourth at Dresden, 1908. The sixth will meet at Washington the third week in August, 1910. N. A. Rev., 190:693. 6 MEXICO. Adherence to the arrangement and protocol signed at Madrid, April 14, 1891, for the protection of industrial property. 8 THE BALTIC AND WHITE SEA CONFERENCE met at The Hague. Times, September 10. Next year's meeting will be at Christiania. September, 1909. 8 GREAT BRITAIN-UNITED STATES. Agreement effected by exchange of notes signed at London, July 22-September 8, renewing the modus vivendi of 1908 regarding the Newfoundland fisheries, and continuing it pending settlement of the Atlantic fisheries questions by the Hague tribunal. U. S. Treaty ser., No. 533. 8 BRAZIL-PERU. Treaty concluded at Rio de Janeiro between these powers settles the question of their frontiers in the Amazon region. Each retains its present possessions from headwaters of the Javary to parallel 11° south. Times, September 10. 9 UNITED STATES-VENEZUELA. Protocol of arrangement for settlement of the cases of the Orinoco Corporation (and its predecessors in interest, the Manoa Company Limited, the Orinoco Company, and the Orinoco Company Limited) signed at Caracas. Text of protocol and of notes exchanged in Gaceta Oficial (Caracas), September 16. U. S. Treaty ser., No. 5331⁄2 11 11 EGYPT-RUSSIA. Emperor of Russia ratifies the treaty of commerce and maritime navigation. Mém. dipl., September 19. INTERNATIONAL HORSE SHOW opened at San Sebastian, Spain. Entries include delegations from the armies of Argentine, Belgium, England, France, Italy, Portugal, and Spain. Times, September 13. 13 GREAT BRITAIN PORTUGAL. Additional articles to the agreement of January 17, 1883, for the exchange of money orders, signed at Lisbon. Text in Treaty ser., 1909, No. 26. 13 THE MACEDONIAN FINANCIAL COMMISSION held its last sitting at Salonika. For account of its origin and of the work done, see Times, October 1, 1909. 13 15 SECOND YOUNG EGYPT CONGRESS opened at Geneva, on the 27th anniversary of occupation of Egypt by Great Britain. Times. September 14; Mém. dipl., September 19, October 7 and 14. 11 SEVENTH CONGRESS OF CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE OF THE EMPIRE opened at Sydney, New South Wales. The fourth congress met at London, 1900; the fifth at Montreal, 1903; the sixth at London, 1906. The principal action was a resolution in favor of a preferential system of trade within the Empire. Congress closed September 17. Times, September 14, 20, 27. 18 INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF AERONAUTICS opened at Nancy, seven day session. Mém. dipl., September 12. September, 1909. 938 18 NICARAGUA-UNITED STATES. Protocol of settlement of the George D. Emery Company's claim, signed at Washington. The protocol of agreement for the arbitration of the case and a supplementary protocol were signed at Washington May 25. 20-23 DENMARK-MEXICO. Decree of President Diaz approving convention signed May 26, 1909, at Mexico providing for exchange of parcels post between Mexico and the Danish West Indies. Text in Diario Oficial (Mexico), September 28. 20 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE PRESS opened in London. The first congress was held at Anvers in 1894. The 1908 meeting was at Berlin. Times, September 22. 21 INTERNATIONAL GEODETIC ASSOCIATION opened its 18th triennial conference at London and Cambridge. It was established in 1862 at Berlin. Times, September 22. 22 TURKEY. The Porte addresses a memorandum to the Powers requesting their consent to the raising of the import duties from 11% to 15%. Times, September 23. 22-26 INTERNATIONAL MARITIME COMMITTEE met at Bremen. Mém. dipl., September 26; Times, September 28. For the relation of this conference to the Brussels Conference of September 28 (q. v.), see Times, October 29. 28 THIRD INTERNATIONAL MARITIME LAW CONFERENCE opened at Brussels. Closed October 8. Vide, supra, September 22-26. Times, October 29. October, 1909. 1 MEXICO-UNITED STATES. Postal Money-Order Convention con- October, 1909. FRANCE-PORTUGAL. Telegraph Convention signed at Lisbon, 4 GREAT BRITAIN-UNITED STATES. North Atlantic fisheries dispute. The Cases were exchanged this date. Counter-cases to be exchanged four months later. The entire matter to go to The Hague Court two months thereafter. See January 27, 1909. Times, October 6. 4 UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION. Monument unveiled at Berne commemorating the twenty-fifth anniversary of the foundation of the Union. L'Union postale, 34:161. 5 DIPLOMATIC CONFERENCE RELATIVE TO THE INTERNATIONAL CIRCULATION OF AUTOMOBILES held at Paris October 5 to 11. See October 11. 8 INTERNATIONAL. President of Brazil approves the convention conIcluded at Rio de Janeiro, August 23, 1906, between Brazil, Ecuador, Paraguay, Bolivia, Colombia, Honduras, Panama, Cuba, Peru, Salvador, Costa Rica, Mexico, Guatemala, Uruguay, Argentine, United States of America, and Chile, fixing the status of naturalized citizens who renew their residence in the country of their origin. Diario Oficial (Brazil), October 14, 1909. INTERNATIONAL PEACE CONGRESS opened at Brussels. Mém. dipl.. October 10 and 17. It was to have met in September at Stockholm but was postponed on account of the general strike in Sweden. The next congress will meet at Stockholm. 8 GERMANY GREAT BRITAIN. Exchange of notes, August 31 and October 8, providing for the mutual protection of British and German trade-marks in Corea. Treaty ser., 1909, No. 25. 8 BRAZIL UNITED STATES. Decree of President of Brazil approving the convention signed April 27, 1908, at Rio de Janeiro, regulating the status of naturalized citizens who renew their residence in the country of their origin. Diario Oficial (Brazil), October 14, 1909. 10 INTERNATIONAL MILITARY STEEPLE CHASE AT BRUSSELS opened. J. O., September 26. 10 SERVIA. Accession to the Industrial Property Convention of March 20, 1883, as modified by the additional act of December 14, 1900, takes effect. Treaty ser.. 1909, No. 24; Mém. dipl., September 26. October, 1909. 11 INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION RELATIVE TO THE CIRCULATION OF AUTOMOBILES signed at Paris by representatives from Germany, Belgium, Spain, France, Italy, Monaco, Roumania, and Servia. See October 5. American Chamber of Commerce in Paris, B. No. 78. 11 CHINA-JAPAN. Pratas Island dispute settled by agreement signed by Japanese Consul at Canton and the Chinese Commissioners. China's sovereignty over the island recognized. Times, October 12. 12 CANADA-MEXICO. Parcel post convention signed in Mexico City, May 4, 1909, became effective. Full text in Diario Oficial of Mexico, July 12. It will continue in force till six months after either party gives notification of intention to terminate it. B. A. R., October. 14 CHINA. Meeting of the new provincial assemblies. In September, 1905, an Imperial commission was appointed to study "political conditions and governmental policies in other countries." August 27, 1906, an Imperial committee was appointed to examine and report on the material presented by the commission. On September 1, 1906, an Imperial decree proclaimed various reforms and promised that "in a few years' time constitutional government would be inaugurated." Another edict, February 18, 1907, stated that "a constitution and a parliament will be granted to the country." On September 20, 1907, the Empress ordered the establishment of an Assembly of Ministers to prepare the foundations of constitutional government. On October 19, 1907, it was declared that besides the Imperial Assembly of Ministers at Peking, provincial assemblies were to be formed in provincial capitals. Regulations therefor were published in the Official Gazette, July 22, 1908, as also for prefectural and district assemblies. August 27, the memorial and edict on constitutional government were issued setting forth the general principles of the constitutional system and the steps to be taken leading up to the summoning of a parliament in 1917. Times, October '15. 17 FIRST INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS FOR THE CONSERVATION OF LANDSCAPES opened at Paris. Mém. dipl., October 24. 20 BRAZIL COSTA RICA. Arbitration convention, signed at Washington, May 18, approved by Congress of Costa Rica, October 11, was signed by the President of Costa Rica. Official Gazette. San José, October 24; B. A. R., December. |