 | David Patrick, William Geddie - 1923 - 856 pages
...second treaty was concluded at T'ien-tsin, renewing and confirming the earlier treaty, but with many additional stipulations, the most important of which...representing the sovereign of an independent nation standing on an equality with China. Other stipulations provided for the protection of Christian missionaries... | |
 | United States. Department of State - 1889 - 616 pages
...first paragraph of that article, it is said of such British minister that: He shall not be called upon to perform any ceremony derogatory to him as representing the sovereign of an independent nation on a footing of equality with that of Chiua. On the other hand, he shall use the same forms of ceremony... | |
 | 1864 - 1860 pages
...or may visit it occasionally, at the option of the British Government. He shall not be called upon to perform any ceremony derogatory to him as representing the Sovereign of an independent nation on a footing of equality with that of China. On the other hand, he shall use the same forms of ceremony... | |
 | Bertram Lenox Putnam Weale - 1925 - 386 pages
...or may visit it occasionally, at the option of the British government. He shall not be called upon to perform any ceremony derogatory to him as representing the Sovereign of an independent nation, on a footing of equality with that of China. ^ On the other hand, he shall use the same forms of ceremony... | |
 | 1899 - 1396 pages
...capital, or may visit it occasionally at the option of the British Government. He shall not be called upon to perform any ceremony derogatory to him as representing the Sovereign of an independent nation on a footing of equality with that of China. On the other hand, he shall use the same forms of ceremony... | |
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He shall not be called upon to perform any ceremony derogatory to him as representing the Sovereign of an independent nation on a footing of equality with that of China. 
