Three Other Treaties Signed Owing to their length, it is not possible to publish in this issue the full text of the treaties concluded cly China with The Netherlands, Portugal and Denmark, but they will appear in full next week. Following is a summaryeof the The Netherlands concedes China complete national tariff autonomy and there is to be no discriminatory treatment in cither country, the most favoured nation clause applying og in all treaties. The other two Articles are. merely formal. There are attached duplicate Notes exchanged between The Netherlands Minister and Dr. C. T. Wang, emphasizing the provision agai criminatory treatment.
The treaties with Portug: Denmark make the sam provision, and also agree to the abolition of extraterritoriality and provide for early negotiations for the purpose of concluding a treaty of commerce end navigation based on absolute equality and non-discrimination, An annex declares that extra. territoriality will cease to be opera tive on January 1, 1930, provided China has by that date'made arrangements for the assumption of Jurisdiction, failing which a date will be fixed by China after having ome to an agreement for the febolition of extraterritoriality with all the Powers signatory of the 'Washington 'Treaties, it being' understood that such a date shall the applicable to all such Powers, The latter provision it will be seen is identical with that found in the Belgian and Italian treaties,
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