Excellency,
I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of Your Excellency's note of this day's date in which you state:
"The Chinese Authorities will notify the Japanese Consul of the Police laws and ordinances and the taxation to which Japanese subjects shall submit according to Article 5 of the Treaty respecting South Manchuria and Eastern Inner Mongolia signed this day so as to come to an understanding with him before their enforcement."
In reply, I beg to state that I have taken note of the same.
I avail, etc.,
(Signed) HIOKI EKI.
His Excellency,
Lou Tseng-tsiang,
Minister of Foreign Affairs.
—Note—
Peking, the 25th day of the 5th month of the 4th year of the Republic of China.
Monsieur le Ministre,