Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-02-02
Terms Of Settlement
Of Shantung Agreement

under the direction. control and
supervision OF the Chinese manag-
Ing director, and removable for
cause.
Financial details of a technical
character relating to the said
treasury notes, not provided for in
this article. shall be determined in
mutual accord between the Japan
csc and Chinese authorities as soon
as possible and. in any case, not
later than six months from the
cate OF the coming Fnto force of
the present agreement.
"s. THE EXTENSIONS OF THE
TSISGTAO-TSINANFU RAILWAY.
1T Is agreed that the concessions
relating to the two extensions Of
the Tsingtao- Tsinanfu railway,
namely the Tsinanfu-Shunteh and
the Kaomi-Hsuchowfu lines, will
be thrown open for the commoI
activity OF an international finans
cial group, on terms to be arranged
between the Chinese government
and the said group.
"7. MINES.
1.-The mines of Tsechuan. Fangtse
and Chinlingchen, for which the
mining rights were formerly grant
ed by China to Germany, shall be
handed over to a company to be
formed by a special charter OF the
Chinese government, in which the
Japanese capital may not exceed
the amount Of the Chinese capital.
THE mode and terms of such
arrangement shall be determined
by the Chinese and Japanese COM
missions which are to be appointed
for that ond Nuhtn6 oh
meet Immediately upon the coming
into force of the present agre>-
ment. r..
GERMAN LEASED TERRITORY.
1.-THE Japanese government de-
clares that 1t has no intention of
exclusive Japanese settlement or
OF an international settlement in
THE Chinese government, on it's
part. declares that the entire area
Of the former German leased ter
ritory of Kiaochow will be opened
to foreign trade, and that foreign
reside and to carry on commerce,
industry and other lawful pur-
suits within such area
The vested rights lawfully and
equitably acquired by foreign ma
t1onals in said area, whether under
the German regime or during the
Japanese military occupation. will
be respected.
All questions relating to the
status or validity of such vested
rights acquired by Japanese ma
tionals shall be arranged by the
Sino-Japanese joint commission.
so SALT INDJrSTRy
Whereas the salt industry is a
government monopoly in China, il
is agreed that the interests of
Japanese companies or Japanese
nationals actually engaged in the
said industry along the coast of
Kiaochow bay are to be purchased
by the Chinese government on pay
ment of fair compensation and
that expectation to Japan OF a
said industry along the said coast
is to be permitted on reasonable
terms. Arrangements for the above
purposes, including the transfer of
said interests to the Chinese gov
erment, shall be completed by the
D. Chinese and Japanese commissions
as soon as possible and in any case
not later than six months from
the date Of the coming into force
of the present agreement.
40. SUBMARINE CABLES.
Japan declares that all tn,
rights, title and privileges con-
corning former German submarine
cables between Tsingtao and
Chefoo, and between Tsingtao and
Shanghai, are vested in China, with
the exception of those portions o!
the said two cables which have
been utilized by the Japanese gov
eminent for the laying of a cable
between Tsingtao and Sasebo; il
being understood that the Ques-
ton relating to the landing and
operation at Tsingtao of the said
Tsingtao-Sasebo cable shall be ar
ranged by the Chinese and
japanese commissions, subject to
the terms of the existing contracts
to which China is party.
I'll. WIRELESS STATIONS.
''The Japanese wireless stations
at Tsingtao and Tsinanfu shall be
transferred to China upon the
withdrawal of the Japanese troops
at those two places, respectively.
with fair compensation for the
value of these stations.
1.-The details of such transfer and
compensation shall be arranged by
the Chinese and Japanese commits
sions."