Article 156 in 1919 officially transferred the concessions in Shandong to Japan rather than returning sovereign authority to China. Despite its formal agreement to Japan's terms (in 1915 and 1918), China at Paris in 1919 now denounced the transfer of German holdings, and won the strong support of President Wilson.
A breastplate (used interchangeably with breastcollar, breaststrap and breastgirth) is a piece of riding equipment used on horses. Its purpose is to keep the saddle or harness from sliding back. On riding horses, it is most helpful on horses with large shoulders and a flat ribcage.
Silverplate is the result of a process that bonds pure silver to a strong stainless steel base. Silverplating is done by transferring a uniform layer of pure silver from a silver ingot or bar to the surface of the item being plated.