inese
Government, but the Japanese Minister must be consulted before
making a decision.

4. In the event of Japanese and Chinese desiring jointly to
undertake agricultural enterprises and industries incidental
thereto, the Chinese Government shall give its permission.

GROUP III

The relations between Japan and the Hanyehping Company being very
intimate, if those interested in the said Company come to an
agreement with the Japanese capitalists for co-operation, the
Chinese Government shall forthwith give its consent thereto. The
Chinese Government further agrees that, without the consent of the
Japanese capitalists, China will not convert the Company into a
state enterprise, nor confiscate it, nor cause it to borrow and use
foreign capital other than Japanese.

GROUP IV

China to give a pronouncement by herself in accordance with the
following principle:--

No bay, harbour, or island along the coast of China may be ceded or
leased to any Power.

Notes to be Exchanged

A

As regards the right of financing a railway from Wuchang to connect
with the Kiu-kiang-Nanchang line, the Nanchang-Hangchow railway, and
the Nanchang-Chaochow railway, if it is clearly ascertained that
other Powers have no objection, China shall grant the said right to
Japan.

B

As regards the rights of financing a railway from Wuchang to connect
with the Kiu-kiang-Nanchang railway, a railway from Nanchang to
Hangchow and another from Nanchang to Chaochow, the Chinese
Government shall not grant the said right to any foreign Power
before Japan comes to an understanding with the other Power which is
heretofore interested therein.

[Illustration: The Original Constitutional Drafting Committee of 1913,
photographed on the steps of the Temple of Heaven, where the Draft was
completed.]

[Illustration: A Presidential Review of Troops in the Southern Hungtung
Park outside Peking: Arrival of the President.]

NOTES TO BE EXCHANGED

The Chinese Government agrees that no nation whatever is to be
permitted to construct, on the coast of Fukien Province, a dockyard,
a coaling station for military use, or a naval base; nor to be
authorized to set up any other military establishment. The Chinese
Government further agrees not to use foreign capital for setting up
the above mentioned con