852 TBEATY-JAPAN. Novminnn 22, 1894. take place in accordance with the laws of the United States, and, reciprocally, all ineasures of salvage relative to vessels of the United States, wrecked or cast on shore in the territorial waters of His Majesty the Emperor of Japan, shaH take place in accordance with the laws, ordi- _ nances, and regulations of Japan. ,,£°g£§,‘{'§,,,'Q{,, Z2? Such stranded or wrecked ship or vessel, and all parts thereof, and all furnitures and appurtenances belonging thereunto, and all goods and merchandize saved therefrom, including those which may have been cast into the sea, or the proceeds thereof, if sold, as well as all papers found on board such stranded or wrecked ship or vessel, shall be given up to the owners or their agents, when claimed by them. If such owners or agents are not on the spot, the same shall be delivered to the respective Consuls General, Consuls,Vice-Consuls, or Consular Agents upon being claimed by them within the period iixed by the laws ordinances and regulation of the country, and such Consular officers, owners, or agents shall pay only the expenses incurred in the preservation of the property, together with the salvage or other expenses which would have been payable in the case of the wreck of a national vessel. The goods and merchandize saved from the wreck shall be exempt from all the duties of the Customs unless cleared for consumption, in which case they shall pay the ordinary duties. mf,f'*°*‘“°° °‘ °°“‘ When a vessel belonging to the citizens or subjects of one of the High Contracting Parties is stranded or wrecked in the territories of the other, the respective Consuls General, Consuls, Vice-Consuls, and Consular Agents shall be authorized, in case the owner or master, or other agent of the owner, is not present, to lend their official assistance in order to aford the necessary assistance to the citizens or subjects of the respective States. The same rule shall apply in case the owner, master, or other agent is present, but requires such assistance to be given. Aeneas XII. {_f=¤¤¤·l**¥ M '°¤· All vessels which, according to United States law, are to be deemed °°vessels of the United States, and all vessels which, according to Japanese law, are to be deemed Japanese vessels, shall, for the purposes of this Treaty, be deemed vessels of the United States and Japanese vessels, respectively. Aatricrn XIII. _,,§’°°°"°” "°'° The Consuls General, Consuls, Vice-Ccnsuls, and Consular Agents of p°` each of the High Contracting Parties, residing in the territories of the other, shall receive from the local authorities such assistance as can by law be given to them for the recovery of deserters from the vessels of their respective countries. It is understood that this stipulation shall not apply to the citizens or subjects of the country where the desertion takes place. Aacrxcrn XIV. ileF:;3f:do:n‘$£;1;£:i;:i The High Contracting Parties agree that, in all that concerns comugsgmsn. merce and navigation, any privilege, favor or immunity which either High Contracting Party has actually granted, or may hereafter grant, to the Government, ships, citizens or subjects of any other State, shall be extended to the Government, ships, citizens or subjects of the other High Contracting Party, gratuitously, if the concession in favor of that other State shall have been gratuitous, and on the same or equivalent conditions if the concession shall have been conditional; it being their intention that the trade and navigation of each country shall be placed, in all respects, by the other upon the footing of the most favored nation. Anricnn XV. C°““‘“”°m°"'· Each of the High Contracting Parties may appoint Consuls General, Consuls, Vice—Consuls, Pro-Consuls, and Consular Agents, in all the
