May, 1908.

by the Senate May 20; ratified by the President June 2. La protection des marques étrangères en Chine, R. de dr. int. privé et de dr. pénal int., 4:504; North China Herald, 84:117 and 85:629. 19 JAPAN-UNITED STATES. Treaty signed at Washington for protection in Korea of inventions, designs, trademarks, and copyrights of American citizens and Japanese subjects. J. of the American Asiatic Assn., 8:140.

20 LAKE MOHONK CONFERENCE ON INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION. Fourteenth annual meeting at Mohonk Lake, New York. Adjourned May 22. B. A. R., June.

23 INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURE inaugurated at Rome by King of Italy. Mém. dipl., May 31. On the 25th the permanent committee held its first meeting and adopted French as the official language of the Institute. See January 29, 1908.

24 TURKEY. Iradé authorizing construction of four new sections of the Bagdad Railway. Mém. dipl., May 31.

24 FRANCE. Decree establishing competitive examinations for posts of student vice-consuls. J. O., May 26.

25 UNITED STATES. Joint resolution to provide for the remission of a portion of the Chinese indemnity. Stat. at L., vol. 35. The President is authorized to consent to a modification of the bond for $24,440,778.81, dated December 15, 1906, received from China pursuant to the protocol signed at Peking September 7, 1901 (For rel., 1901, appendix), so that the total payment to be made by China under the said bond shall be limited to $13,655,492.69 and interest at the stipulated rate of four per cent. H. report 1107, 60 Cong. 1 sess; J. of the American Asiatic Assn., 8:19, 135.

25 Inauguration of the CENTRAL AMERICAN COURT OF JUSTICE at Cartago, Costa Rica. B. A. R., June. B. A. R., June. Andrew Carnegie has offered $100,000 for the purpose of erecting at Cartago a temple of peace for the exclusive use of the Central American Court of Justice. See February 5, 1908.

HENRY G. CROCKER.

PUBLIC DOCUMENTS RELATING TO INTERNATIONAL LAW

1 UNITED STATES

Anarchists and aliens of criminal classes, Deportation of, under immigration act of Feb. 20, 1907. March 3, 1908. 1 p. Bureau of immigration and naturalization. (Dept. circular 163.)

Arbitration convention between the United States and France. Signed at Washington Feb. 10, 1908; proclaimed March 14, 1908. 5 p. Dept. of state.

Copyrights, Convention between the United States and other powers on literary and artistic. Signed at the City of Mexico Jan. 27, 1902; proclaimed April 9, 1908. 16 p. Dept. of state.

Immigration laws and regulations of July 1, 1907. 4th ed. Feb. 15, 1908. 83 p. Bureau of immigration and naturalization. Paper, 10c. Military laws of the United States, 4th edition, by George B. Davis. 1908. 1361 p. War dept. Half sheep, $1.50.

Asiatics in the Transvaal, Further correspondence relating to legislation affecting. Foreign office. (cd. 3892.) 1d.

Bulgaria, Commercial convention, protocol, and declaration between the United Kingdom and. Signed at Sofia Dec. 9, 1905. Foreign office. (cd. 3858.) 3d.

Commercial travellers' samples, Supplementary agreement between the United Kingdom and Germany respecting. Signed at Berlin March 10, 1908. Foreign office. (cd. 3961.) d.

Congo, Further correspondence respecting the Independent State of the. [April to Dec., 1907.] Foreign office. (cd. 3880.) 64d.

Curaçoa, Agreement between the post-office of the United Kingdom. and the post-office of, for the exchange of money orders. Post-office. (cd. 3904.)

24d.

1 When prices are given, the document in question may be obtained for the amount mentioned from the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, D. C.

2 Official publications of Great Britain, India and many of the British colonies may be purchased of P. S. King & Son, Orchard House, 2 and 4 Great Smith Street, Westminster, London, Eng.

Egypt, Agreement additional to the commercial convention between the United Kingdom and, of Oct. 29, 1889. Signed at Cairo Dec. 16, 1907. Foreign office. (cd. 3874.) d.

France, Convention between the United Kingdom and, respecting commercial relations between France and Barbados. Signed at London Jan. 9, 1907. Foreign office. (cd. 3959.) d.

France, Exchange of notes between the United Kingdom and. Arrangements under article X, § 4, of the convention of Oct. 20, 1906, respecting the New Hebrides. August 29, 1907. Foreign office. (cd 3876.) 24d.

German Empire, Agreement between the post-office of the United Kingdom and the post-office of the. 1908. Post-office. (cd. 4008.) 21d.

House of lords manuscripts. New series, vol. 4. 1699-1702. (H. of L. papers, 1908, no. 7.) 2s. 9d.

Japan, Agreement concerning the exchange of postal parcels between the post-office of the United Kingdom and the department of communications of the Empire of. 1908. Post-office. (cd. 3902.) 24d.

Macedonia, Further correspondence respecting proposals by H. M. government for reforms in. Foreign office. (cd. 3958.) 14d.; (cd. 3963.) 14d.

Maritime law, Accession of Spain to the declaration respecting, signed at Paris April 16, 1856. Jan. 18, 1908. Foreign office. (cd. 3962.) d.

Moçambique, Agreement for the direct exchange of parcels between the United Kingdom and the Portuguese colony of. Post-office. (cd. 4013.) d.

North Sea, Correspondence with H. M. ambassador at Berlin respecting a declaration by the governments of Great Britain, Denmark, France, Germany, the Netherlands, and Sweden, on the subject of the maintenance of the "status quo" in the territories bordering upon the. 1908. Foreign office. (cd. 3964.) d.

Norway, Treaty between the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Norway, and Russia respecting the independence and territorial integrity of. Signed at Christiania Nov. 2, 1907. Foreign office. (cd. 3878.) d.

Opium question in China, Correspondence respecting the. [Sept. 1906 to Feb. 1908.] Foreign office. (ed. 3881.) 7d.

Panama, Despatches from H. M. minister at, respecting the employ

ment of British West Indian labour in the Panama Canal Zone. Foreign office. (cd. 3960.) 1jd.

Persia, Extract from despatch from the government of India to the secretary of state for India in council, dated Sept. 21, 1899, relating to British policy in. Foreign office. (ed. 3882.) 1d.

the adhesion of, to the Brussels Foreign office. (cd. 3877.) 24d. post-office of the United Kingdom

Russia, Correspondence respecting sugar convention of March 5, 1902. Salvador, Agreement between the and the post-office of the Republic of, for the exchange of money orders. Post-office. (cd. 3903.) 21d.

Surinam, Additional articles to the money order agreement between the post-offices of the United Kingdom and, of 29 April, 1906. Postoffice. (cd. 3905.) d.; (cd. 3980.) id.

Sweden, Accession of, to the international sanitary convention signed at Paris Dec. 3, 1903. Dec. 20, 1907. Foreign office. (ed. 3957.) d.

Treaties, etc., relating to commerce and navigation between Great Britain and foreign powers, wholly or partially in force on July 1, 1907, Handbook of. 1908. xii, 1192 p. Foreign office. 10s.

Treaties and conventions, A complete collection of the, and reciprocal regulations at present subsisting between Great Britain and foreign powers, so far as they relate to commerce and navigation, the slave trade, post-office communications, copyright, etc. v, 24. 1907. Foreign office. 15s.

Wounded and sick in armies in the field, Accession of Colombia to convention signed at Geneva July 6, 1906, for the amelioration of the condition of the. Oct. 28, 1907. Foreign office. (cd. 3879.) d.

BOLIVIA

Programa de gobierno formulado por Fernando E. Guachalla jefe del partido liberal y candidato á la Presidencia de Bolivia. La Paz, 1908. 41, xxiv p.

CUBA

Informe de la administracion provisional, desde 13 de Octubre de 1906 hasta el 1o. de Diciembre de 1907 por Charles E. Magoon, gobernador provisional. Habana, 1908. iv, 571 p., illus.

Report of provisional administration from October 13th, 1906, to December 1st, 1907. By Charles E. Magoon, provisional governor. Havana. 557 p., illus.

COUR PERMANENTE D'ARBITRAGE

Relevé général de clauses d'arbitrage communiquées au Bureau international. 1907. 12 p. Bureau international de la Cour permanente d'arbitage.

Traités généraux d'arbitrage, communiqués au Bureau international de la Cour permanente d'arbitrage. [1907.] 3 p. Bureau international de la Cour permanente d'arbitrage.

UNION INTERNATIONALE POUR LA PROTECTION DES ŒUVRES LITTÉRAIRES ET ARTISTIQUES

Conférence de Berlin. Documents préliminaires. 1-3. Berne, 1907. 44 p.; documents preliminaires. 4. 1908. 52 p.

PHILIP DE WITT PHAIR.