ANGLO-JAPANESE ALLIANCE.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIV, Issue 49, 13 February 1902, Page 3

ANGLO-JAPANESE ALLIANCE.

PBB PBESB ASSOOIiTION. Received 12, 9.11 p.m London, February 12, Britain and Japan have signed a treaty of alliance. BeceWed 12,11.36 a.m. 1 Losdok, February 12. The treaty lasts for five years, and effect from January 30th. The operative clauses are evidentally modelled on tbo'e in the I Aus'ro-Germaß treaty of 1879, which led to the Triple Alliance. The preambledeacribesGreatßritain and Japan as actuated solely by the desire to mainrain the status quo, and gen; ral peace in the far East, and to safeguard the special interests they have in maintaining the independence, and territorial integrity of the Empires of China and Korea, and securing equal opportunities tnersin for the commerce and industries of all nat'ot s. ' Artic r e one declares that Great Britain arjd Japan are not influenced by any aggressive tendencies in either count v, but in view, however, of tbei- special interests —wh<r.of those of Biitain relate principally to China, whi'e Japan, besides the intererts she possesses in China is interested to a peculiar degree politically, commercially, and industrially in Oorea—the high con- | tracting parties recognise it will be adnvpsthle for either of them to take vuch measure as may be indispsnaible in order to safeguard th-ge interests if thteitened fi'her by <ho aggressive action of anv other Power, or distort)arcei in China or Corea necessitating intervention of either of the contracting parties for the protection of lives and properties. ' Anid" 2 s'ates that if either Britain or Japan in defence of their respective ; inter' s's above described become in - j volved in war with another Power, the j other Ally will maintain strict reutral|ity and use efforts to prevent others j joining hostilities against the Ally, I Article 3-If in the above event any ; P ;W' r or Powers join in hostilities against t' e Ally, the orhfr contracting i party will c.-me to i's assistance, con- ,' duct the war in common, and make . petce by mutunl ngre' ment with it. i . i Article 4: Tbe aU"e* agree th t l n°i'her, without fonsulti/ig the other, j shall enter into separate arrangements t with another Powft to the prejudice of j the interes's d scribed above.

Aiticle 5 : Whenever in tbe opinion of either par'y the interests described are in jeopardy, t' e ol't'S p'-ali rommunicare vd h ore another fully and frankly. Article 6: Tho agreement is subject to notice, 12 months prior to the expiration of the five yews, of the ir>te»tion to terminate. Unless such not'ee I he givrn it will be terminated a year aft r announced hy either; but if at ' the expiration ef the agreement either I party is actually engaged in war, the j allium:* shall continue until peace is 1 arranged.