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4,504fi. That the term "leaseby negotiation" contained in Article2 of the Treaty respecting South Manchuria and Eastern InnerMongolia signed this day shall be understood to imply a long-termlease of not more than thirty years and also the possibility of itsunconditional renewal.7. That the Chinese Authorities will notify the Japanese Consulof the police laws and ordinances and the taxation to which Japanesesubjects shall submit according to Article 5 of the Treaty respectingSouth Manchuria and Eastern Inner Mongolia signed this day so usto come to an understanding with him before their enforcement.8. That, inasmuch as preparations have to be made regardingArticles and 2, o of the :>, Treaty respecting South Manchuria andEastern Inner Mongolia signed this day, the Chinese Governmentproposes that the operation of the said Articles be postponed for aperiod of three months beginning from the date of the signing of thesaid Treaty.,). That if in future the Hanyehping Company and the .Japanesecapitalists agree upon co-operation. the Chinese Government, in viewof the intimate relations subsisting between the Japanese capitalistsand the said Company, will forthwith give its permission. TheChinese Government further agrees not to confiscate the saidCompany, nor without the consent of the Japanese capitalists toconvert it into a state enterprise, nor cause it to borrow and useforeign capital other than Japanese.The Chinese Government also assured the Japanese Governmenton the same date that it had given no permission to foreign nationsto construct on the coast of Fukien Province dockyards, coalingstations for military use, national bases, or to set up other militaryestablishments; nor does it entertain any intention of borrowingforeign capital for the purpose of setting up the above-mentionedestablishments.All the above documents were signed in behalf of China by theMinister of Foreign Affairs, His Excellency Lou Tseng-tsiang, aRoman Catholic, and inbehalf of Japan by the Japanese Minister,His Excellency. Eki Hioki.