possessions of Her Britannic Majesty, excepting to those hereinafter named, that is to say, except to India, The Dominion of Canada, Newfoundland, The Cape, Natal, New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, Tasmania, South Australia, New Zealand. Provided always that the stipulations of the present Convention shall be made applicable to any of the above-named Colonies or foreign possessions, on whose behalf notice to that effect shall have been given to the Japanese Government by Her Britannic Majesty's Representative at Tôkiô, within two years from the date of the exchange of ratifications of the present Convention. III. The present Convention shall come into force immediately after the exchange of the ratifications thereof, and shall remain in force until the 17th July, 1911. Either High Contracting Power shall have the right at any time after the 16th July, 1910, to give notice to the other of its intention to terminate the same, and at the expiration of twelve months, after such notice is given, this Convention shall wholly cease and determine. IV. The present Convention shall be ratified, and the ratifications thereof shall be exchanged at Tôkiô as soon as possible, and not later than six months from the present date. In witness whereof the respective Plenipotentiaries have signed the same, and have affixed thereto the seal of their arms. Done at Tôkiô, in duplicate, this 26th day of April, 1900th year of the Christian era. (L.S.) ERNEST MASON SATOW. (L.S.) SIÜZO VICOMTE AOKI. ADDITIONAL ARTICLES to the Agreement between Great Britain and the Grand Duchy of Luxemburg, dated the 23rd 24th January, 1893,* relative to Telegraph Money Orders.— Signed at London, January 17, and at Luxemburg, January 20, 1900.† THE Postmaster-General of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the Director-General of Finances of the Grand Duchy of Luxemburg, have agreed as follows: ART. I. Telegraph money orders for sums not exceeding the maximum amount allowed in the case of ordinary money orders shall be exchanged between the Grand Duchy of Luxemburg and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. II. The sender of a telegraph money order shall be required to pay, in addition to the commission to be fixed and retained by the country of origin, the cost of a telegram of advice from one country to the other. III. The telegram of advice shall be in the French language, and shall be forwarded from the office at which the order is issued to the office at which it is payable, the following form being adopted : IV. The telegraph money orders, or the corresponding advices of the same shall be delivered to the payee in accordance with the provisions of Articles LXV and XLVII of the Service Regulations applying to the International Telegraph Convention (Revision of Budapest). V. The apportionment of the amounts received for telegrams of advice (Article III) shall accord with the Regulations respecting the apportionment of amounts received for ordinary telegrams. VI. As in the case of ordinary money orders, the Administration of the country of issue, shall account to the Administration of the * Vol. LXXXV, page 54. + Signed also in the French language. ‡ Name of the remitter or remitters, in accordance with the regulations for ordinary money orders. § Amount in figures and words in the money of the country of payment. Name and address in full of the payee or payees, in accordance with the regulations applying to ordinary money orders. country of payment for one-half of 1 per cent. on the amount of telegraph money orders paid. To this end, the telegraph money orders shall be entered separately by the respective offices of exchange at the end of the advice lists for ordinary money orders, with the heading "Advised by telegraph." VII. In cases of fictitious orders in which it may be impossible to determine in which country a fraud may have been committed, or in cases of fraud or error in connection with the transmission of telegrams of advice over the wires of intermediate countries or cable companies, the responsibility for any losses involved shall be shared equally by the Postal Administrations of Luxemburg and of the United Kingdom. VIII. In other respects telegraph money orders shall be subject to the same general conditions as ordinary money orders. IX. The provisions of the above Additional Articles shall come into operation on the 1st day of February, 1900. Done in duplicate, and signed at London on the 17th day of January, 1900; and at Luxemburg on the 20th day of January, 1900. (L.S.) NORFOLK. ADDITIONAL ARTICLES to the Convention between Great Britain and Roumania, dated the 4th June, 1890,* relative to Telegraph Money Orders.-Signed at London, January 17, and at Bucharest, January 23, 1900.† THE Postmaster-General of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the Director-General of Posts and Telegraphs of the Kingdom of Roumania have agreed as follows: ART. I. Telegraph money orders for sums not exceeding the maximum amount allowed in the case of ordinary money orders shall be exchanged between Roumania and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. II. The sender of a telegraph money order shall be required to pay, in addition to the commission to be fixed and retained by the country of origin, the cost of a telegram of advice from one country to the other. III. The telegram of advice shall be in the French language, * Vol. LXXXII, page 25. + Signed also in the French language. and shall be forwarded from the office at which the order is issued to the office at which it is payable, the following form being adopted : IV. The telegraph money orders, or the corresponding advices of the same, shall be delivered to the payees in accordance with the provisions of Articles LXV and XLVII of the Service Regulations applying to the International Telegraph Convention (Revision of Budapest). V. The apportionment of the amounts received for telegrams of advice (Article III) shall accord with the Regulations respecting the apportionment of amounts received for ordinary telegrams. VI. As in the case of ordinary money orders, the Administration of the country of issue shall account to the Administration of the country of payment for one-half of 1 per cent. on the amount of telegraph money orders paid. To this end the telegraph money orders shall be entered separately by the respective offices of exchange at the end of the advice lists for ordinary money orders, with the heading "Advised by telegraph." VII. In cases of fictitious orders in which it may be impossible to determine in which country a fraud may have been committed, or in cases of fraud or error in connection with the transmission of telegrams of advice over the wires of intermediate countries or cable companies, the responsibility for any losses involved shall be shared equally by the Roumanian and British Postal Administrations. VIII. In other respects telegraph money orders shall be subject to the same general conditions as ordinary money orders. IX. The provisions of the above Additional Articles shall come into operation on the 1st day of February, 1900. Done in duplicate, and signed at London on the 17th day of January, 1900; and at Bucharest on the 23rd day of January, 1900. (L.S.) NORFOLK. Name of the remitter or remitters, in accordance with the regulations for ordinary money orders. + Amount in figures and words in French currency. Name and address in full of the payee or payees, in accordance with the regulations applying to ordinary money orders. AGREEMENT between Great Britain and Roumania, relative to the Telegraph Service between the two Countries.—Signed at Bucharest, July 4, and at London, July 21, 1900.* THE Undersigned, the Most Honourable Charles Stewart, Marquess of Londonderry, a Member of Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, Postmaster-General of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, on the one hand, and M. Michael G. Ghica, LieutenantColonel in the Army Reserve, Director-General of Posts and Telegraphs of Roumania, on the other, furnished with full powers by their respective Governments, and in the name of their Administrations, with the view of facilitating and simplifying the telegraphic service between the two countries, have agreed as follows: ART. I. For telegrams exchanged between Great Britain and Roumania, and vice versâ, the terminal rate accruing to Great Britain is fixed at 8 centimes, and the terminal rate accruing to Roumania at 5 centimes, a word. II. In all other respects the exchange of telegrams shall be carried on in accordance with the provisions of the International Telegraph Regulations. III. The present Agreement shall be deemed to have come into operation on the 15th May, 1900. It will remain in force indefinitely and for a period of six months after it shall have been determined by one of the Contracting Parties. Done the 21st July, 1900. (L.S.) LONDONDERRY, Postmaster-General of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Fait le 4 Juillet, 1900. (L.S.) M. G. GHICA, Directeur-Général des Postes et des Télégraphes de Roumanie. *Signed also in the French language. |