Report of William W. Rockhill, Late Commissioner to China, with Accompanying DocumentsU.S. Government Printing Office, 1901 - 382 pages |
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accept agreed amount April Article asked August B. J. DE COLOGAN Baron von Ketteler Board Boxers British minister cent Chinese Government Chinese plenipotentiaries Chou claims colleagues commanders commission COMMISSIONER communication copy Degradation demand diplomatic corps diplomatic quarter dispatch duties E. H. CONGER Emperor of China examinations excellency foreign representatives guaranteed Haikwan Haikwan taels honor Hsien Hung-chang Imperial edict imports Inclosure indemnity inform instant instructions interest Joint Note July June legation letter Li Hung-chang likin loan Majesty the Emperor maritime customs massacred memorandum ment military missionaries necessary negotiations officials payment Peiho Pekin Peking piculs powers present Prince Ching proposed protocol provinces provisional government punishment question received REGINALD TOWER reply request revenue Russian minister Secretary sent settlement Shanghai Sir Robert Hart submitted taels Taku taotai tariff telegram Telegram.-Paraphrase telegraph Tientsin tion transmit treaty troops Tsungli Yamen Tung United Viceroy W. W. ROCKHILL Yamen
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Page 20 - the policy of the Government of the United States is to seek a solution which may bring about permanent safety and peace to China, preserve Chinese territorial and administrative entity, protect all rights guaranteed to friendly Powers by treaty and international law, and safeguard for the world the principle of equal and impartial trade with all parts of the Chinese Empire," He was successful in obtaining the assent of the other Powers to the policy thus announced.
Page 20 - It is, of course, too early to forecast the means of attaining this last result; but the policy of the Government of the United States is to seek a solution which may bring about permanent safety and peace to China, preserve Chinese territorial and administrative entity, protect all rights guaranteed to friendly powers by treaty and international law, and safeguard for the world the principle of equal and impartial trade with all parts of the Chinese Empire.
Page 318 - ARTICLE VII The Chinese Government has agreed that the quarter occupied by the legations shall be considered as one specially reserved for their use and placed under their exclusive control, in which Chinese shall not have the right to reside, and which may be made defensible.
Page 315 - Emperor the expression of the regrets of His Majesty the Emperor of China and of the Chinese Government for the assassination of His Excellency the late Baron von Ketteler, German minister. Prince Ch'iin left Peking the 12th of last July to carry out the orders which had been given him.
Page 31 - It is a matter of joint and permanent international interest that the ports on the rivers and littoral of China should remain free and open to trade and to every other legitimate form of economic activity for the nationals of all countries without distinction; and the two Governments agree on their part to uphold the same for all Chinese territory as far as they can exercise influence.
Page 51 - Enumeration of the punishments which shall have been inflicted on the guilty, together with the suspension of all official examinations in the towns where foreigners have been murdered or have been subjected to cruel treatment.
Page 317 - The revenues assigned as security for the bonds are the following: 1. The balance of the revenues of the Imperial maritime Customs after payment of the interest and amortization of preceding loans secured on these revenues, plus the proceeds of the raising to...
Page 311 - Shanghaï et de la manière suivante: Chaque Puissance se fera représenter par un Délégué dans une Commission de banquiers, qui sera chargée d'encaisser le montant des intérêts et des amortissements qui lui sera versé par des autorités Chinoises désignées à cet effet, de le répartir entre les intéressés et d'en donner quittance. c. Le Gouvernement Chinois remettra au doyen du Corps Diplomatique à Pékin un bon global qui sera transformé ultérieurement en coupures revêtues de la...
Page 68 - The Chinese Government will undertake to negotiate the amendments to the treaties of commerce and navigation considered useful by the powers and upon other subjects connected with commercial relations with the object of facilitating them.