April, 1908. Netherlands, Italy, Liberia, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Sweden, 29 FRANCE. Law relative to the conditions of application of article 5 of the treaty with Siam signed at Bangkok March 23, 1907. J. O., May 1; Dauge: Condition juridique des étrangers au Siam et organisation judiciaire, Clunet, 27:461; id., 34:1244. May, 1908. 1 RUSSIA-SERVIA. Ordinary money order exchange established on basis of a private agreement. L'union postale, 33:80. 2 NETHERLANDS-UNITED STATES. Arbitration treaty signed at Washington. Ratification advised by the Senate May 6, 1908. 2 SWEDEN-UNITED STATES. Arbitration treaty signed at Washington. Ratification advised by the Senate May 6, 1908. 3 MOROCCO. The troops of Abdel Aziz occupied Safi without resistance. Q. dipl., 24:724; J. du débats, May 15; Aktenstücke über Marokko, 208 pp.; Maxey: Morocco moriturus, Forum, 39:568; Moore: The passing of Morocco, London. 4 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ELECTRICAL TELEGRAPHY, at Lisbon. R. dipl., February 23. 5 FRANCE. Order of the minister for foreign affairs instituting a commission for the purpose of studying ways and means of regulating conflicts in the matter of nationality between French and foreign laws. J. O., May 7. 5 JAPAN-UNITED STATES. Arbitration treaty signed at Washington. Ratification advised by the Senate May 13, 1908. 7 PORTUGAL-UNITED STATES. Naturalization treaty signed at Washington. Ratification advised by the Senate May 14, 1908. 7 PORTUGAL UNITED STATES. Extradition treaty signed at Washington. Ratification advised by the Senate May 22, 1908. 11 LAYING OF CORNERSTONE OF THE INTERNATIONAL BUREAU OF AMERICAN REPUBLICS at Washington. B. A. R., May and June, 1908; Times, May 12. 11 UNITED STATES. An Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to provide for the reorganization of the consular service of the United States," approved April 5, 1906. Takes effect July 1, 1908. Stat. at L., vol. 35. May, 1908. 12 EIGHTEENTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE AMERICAN PEACE SOCIETY took place at Boston. Proceedings in Advocate of Peace, June, 1908. 14 FRANCO-BRITISH EXHIBITION opened by Prince and Princess of Wales. L'exposition franco-britannique, R. dipl., May 17; Some neglected aspects of the entente cordiale, National R., 51:539; Times, April 2, 20, May 8. 14 TRINIDAD and TOBAGO. Accession in force to the industrial property convention signed at Paris March 20, 1883, as modified by the additional act signed at Brussels December 14, 1900. Treaty ser., 1908, No. 11. The Swiss government received notice of the accession April 6, and notified the states interested April 14, 1908. By the stipulations of Article 16 of the revised convention the accession takes effect one month after the latter date. J. O., May 1. 15 SALVADOR. Ratification in all its parts of the principal convention of the Universal Postal Union signed at Rome May 26, 1906, as well as the final protocol and further convention concerning exchange of postal parcels and international money orders. Diario oficial, May 18. 16 ABYSSINIA-ITALY. Frontier convention signed at Adis Ababa. Fixes starting point on the Juba River at Dolo, above Lugh; thence it is carried to the Webi Shebeli, where it joins, and follows to the frontier of British Somaliland, the line laid down in the arrangement signed September, 1897. Fixes the frontier of the Danakil country in Eritrea at a distance of 60 kilometers from the coast, and makes provision for payment by Italy to Abyssinia of indemnity of 3,000,000 lire. Geographical J., 31:675. 18 DENMARK-UNITED STATES. Arbitration treaty signed at Washington. Ratification advised by the Senate May 20. 18 GREAT BRITAIN-UNITED STATES. Convention signed at Washington. Ratification advised by the Senate May 20. Wreckage and salvage. 18 EIGHTH INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON ARCHITECTURE at Vienna. Mém. dipl., May 24. 19 JAPAN-UNITED STATES. Treaty signed at Washington for the protection in China of inventions, designs, trademarks, and copyrights of American citizens and Japanese subjects. J. of the American Asiatic Assn., 7:280, 300; 8:140. Ratification advised. 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. 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. GREAT BRITAIN 2 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.) 21d. 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.) 1d.; (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. (cd. 3881.) 7d. Panama, Despatches from H. M. minister at, respecting the employ |