a Born of American parents residing abroad.

h Entered the service after examination under Executive order of September 20, 1895. Entered the service after examination under Executive order of November 10, 1905. d Entered the service after examination under Executive order of June 27, 1906.

e Appointed under Executive order of June 27, 1906.

f Entered the service as Student Interpreter, after examination.

Entered the Consular Service as Student Interpreter, after examination.

h Incomplete returns.

i Entered the service after examination under Executive order of November 26, 1909. The Consul-General is also Minister Resident.

k The Consul-General is also Secretary of the Legation.

The Consul-General is also Agent (Diplomatic)

m Accredited to Greece and Montenegro.

n Naturalized citizen.

o Accredited to the Netherlands and Luxemburg.

p Accredited to Paraguay and Uruguay.

q Accredited to Roumania, Servia, an 1 Bulgaria.

r Date of appointment as Consular Clerk; appointed Consular Assistant July 1, 1908. s And fees.

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OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS

CONVENTION BETWEEN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND AUSTRIA-HUNGARY PROVIDING FOR THE SETTLEMENT BY ARBITRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF QUESTIONS WHICH MAY ARISE BETWEEN THE TWO GOVERNMENTS.1

Signed at London, July 16, 1910; ratifications exchanged at London, December 2, 1910.

His Majesty the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of the British Dominions beyond the Seas, Emperor of India, and

His Majesty the Emperor of Austria, King of Bohemia, etc., and Apostolic King of Hungary, signatories of the convention for the pacific settlement of international disputes, concluded at The Hague on the 29th July, 1899,

Taking into consideration that by Article 19 of that convention the high contracting parties have reserved to themselves the right of concluding agreements, with a view of referring to arbitration all questions which they shall consider possible to submit to such treatment, lave resolved to conclude the following convention, and for that purpose have appointed their plenipotentiaries:

His Majesty the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of the British Dominions beyond the Seas, Emperor of India, the Right Honourable Sir Edward Grey, a Baronet of the United Kingdom, a Member of Parliament, His Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs,

His Majesty the Emperor of Austria, King of Bohemia, etc., and Apostolic King of Hungary, Count Albert Mensdorff-Pouilly-Dietrichstein, His Privy Councillor and Chamberlain, His Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to His Britannic Majesty:

Who after communicating to each other their respective full powers, found in good and due form, have agreed upon the following articles:

ARTICLE I.

Differences which may arise of a legal nature, or relating to the interpretation of treaties existing between the high contracting parties, and

1 Great Britain Treaty Series, 1911, No. 1.

which it may not have been possible to settle by diplomacy, shall be referred to the Permanent Court of Arbitration established at The Hague by the convention of the 29th July, 1899: provided, nevertheless, that they do not affect the vital interests, the independence, or the honour of the high contracting parties, and do not concern the interests of other Powers.

ARTICLE II.

In each individual case the high contracting parties, before appealing to the Permanent Court of Arbitration, shall conclude a special agreement defining clearly the matter in dispute, the scope of the powers of the arbitrators, and the periods to be fixed for the formation of the arbitral tribunal and the several stages of the procedure.

ARTICLE III.

The present convention shall be ratified, and the ratifications shall be exchanged as soon as possible at London.

It shall remain in force for five years from the first of June, 1910. Unless notice be given six months before the expiration of that term, it shall remain in force for other five years. The same provision will be applied in each case of expiration of a further quinquennial period. In witness whereof the respective plenipotentiaries have signed the present convention and have affixed thereto their seals. Done in duplicate at London, the 16th July, 1910.

CONVENTION BETWEEN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND FRANCE IN REGARD TO WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION FOR ACCIDENTS.1

Signed at Paris, July 3, 1909; ratifications exchanged at Paris, October 13, 1910.

His Majesty the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of the British Dominions beyond the Seas, Emperor of India, and the President of the French Republic, equally desirous that their respective subjects and citizens shall enjoy reciprocally the benefits

1 Great Britain, Treaty Series, No. 26, 1910.