New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-22
CHINA'S GRANTS ~ JAPAN.
TEXT OF THE PEACE TREATY RECEIVED
IN WASHINGTON.
THE rrpp,roRY cEpEp. THE WAR INDEMNITY

TUE TERRITORY C'EpED THE WAR INDEMNITY
.xn THE u,sropy or THE NEGOTIATIONS.
vash,nS,on lime 2l.-copies Of the fulItext Of the
,r..,v =, neace between China and japan anu Oh
the documentary history OF the negotiations ma.
re-, recs,vei IN this city. The general purport OF
the document signed at Simonoseki. japan on Ap'''
- and ratified by exchange OF sisneu copies NJ
CheFoo China on May S. has already peeh 'naue
public. but many important and interesting uc'""'
have not been furnished BY capie
The territory ceded by China TO Japan ihciuu-
Ing all fortiicaons. arsenals ana puo''0 P'oPe''
thereon is described as follows:
n, The southern portion OF the Province OF rehg-
TEN the line OF demarcation beginning al the hou'"
Of the River Yaloo. thence to the mouth Oh '"e
River Au-Ping; thence 10 Feng huahg' thence ~
HalCheng; thence to Ying-Kaw thence by the
River I.au to It's mouth. All the places named are
included within the coded territory. Also all the
islands beloneing TO the Province OF Feng-Ilen IN
the eastern part OF the Gulf Of Liau-Tong and IN
the northern portion OF the Yellow Sea
(2 The island OF Tormosa. together with all the
islands appertaining 10 II.
90 The Pescadores group: that 49, all lsanus iy''ls
within the 18th and l3oth degrees OF longitude
east and sd and oath degrees OF latitude north'
The allgnments of the frontiers described shall be
verified and marked by Joint commission. whose
work snail be done within year
OF the 100000 Kupng taels Hl6o"oW IN goio
indemnity TO be paid by China half Ia to be paid IN
one wear in two equal instruments The remainder is
due in equal annual instalments. the last payable
in seven years Interest Is fixed at per cent. but
II China pays the whole sum Cshe may anticipate
payment OF all or any part OF 10 within three years
all interest shall be waived, and the interest for TWO
and a half years or any shorter period. II then
already paid, shall be included as a part OF the
principal
Inhabitants Of the coded territory desiring 10 re-
side outside shall be at liberty TO do So and Two
years are given them In which to sell their rear
estate and retire. Inhab then remaining IN the
territory shall at the option OF the Japanese 'o'-
eminent be deemed japanese citizens;
Three separate articles relate 10 the temporary
occupation OF Wei-Hai-Wei by japanese troops Inc
force shall not consist Of more than one brigade.
China Is TO pay efOurth OF the cost OF the Occu-
pa ion hxed AZ 5oso Kuping tacls NiO,vvl The
territory to be occupied shall comprise the Island
o. Llu -Kung. and belt OF land I'VE japanese n
wide along the entire cOastlinc OF the bay 'lvil
administratio shall he in the hands OF chinese
officials. who must conform. however. 10 the ordeis
given by the commander OF the japanese forces In
the management OF the troops.
A study II the documentary history OF the ieeo-
tlations shows that the original dcmants OF Japan
were materially modified before they took hnal form
In the treaty under the protests ~ ii huns ,hahs
a., ono 90 To- 20oOr >acls with easier terms Of
payment; one place wet Hai-Wen was acccp'en
for temporary occupation instead OF two. inciuiiny
Moukden; the opportunity OF substituting financial
for a territorial guarantee vlthirhwal ~ cause
reserving to Japanese subjects ira ling In CHINA
right t. U.s. Japanese currency IA payment ~
eools purchased ana also OF the claim 'of tho r.
movai 81 distractions 10 navigation al the mouth
OF Huang-ru River