F-YEAH HISTORY

ON THIS DAY: 1899 – The first Hague Convention, among the first formal statements of the laws of war and war crimes in international law, was signed The Hague Conventions of 1899 and 1907 are a series of international treaties and declarations negotiated at two international peace conferences at The Hague in the Netherlands. The First Hague Conference was held in 1899 and the Second Hague Conference in 1907. Along with the Geneva Conventions, the Hague Conventions were among the first formal statements of the laws of war and war crimes in the body of secular international law. A third conference was planned for 1914 and later rescheduled for 1915, but it did not take place due to the start of World War I.

Postcard of Deutschland and Gefion arrival at Kiautschou Bay in 1899 Post card sent in 1899. Showing two German ships: the armored frigate SMS Deutschland (1876) and the light cruiser SMS Gefion (1893). The circle in the left corner shows the harbour entry to Jiaozhou Bay (text reads ""Entry to the port of Kiaochow"). Handwriting on lower right: "Dear sister to my birthdays heartfelt [truncated] Congratulations greeting ...!"

The Kiautschou Bay concession was a German leased territory in Imperial China which existed from 1898 to 1914. Covering an area of 552 km2 (213 sq mi), it was located around Jiaozhou Bay on the southern coast of the Shandong Peninsula. Jiaozhou was romanized as Kiaochow, Kiauchau or Kiao-Chau in English and Kiautschou or Kiaochau in German. The administrative center was at Tsingtau (Chinese Qingdao).

A ribbon promoting a Yes vote in the 1899 Federation referendum in Australia

Filipino soldiers outside Manila during the Phillipine-American War, 1899