The Archive · 1901

Loss of Interest on Bank contracts

in transit belonging to Chinese, Additional freight, except in cases of contracts prior to the troubles, Commission expected but not to be collected on probable contracts, Depreciation in value of fashionable and other similar articles, Fluctuations of cargo sold but not delivered. Loss caused by the stoppage of Bank business during the troubles, compensation to employes for hardships suffered. Insolvency of gueste at a Hotel and loss of custom in general.

Value of land on which the houses were destroyed. Depreciation of Iand in consequence of the trouble, Unpaid commercial bills, unless the exact damage sustained cun be proved beyond dispute, Interest on debts, Money leat to Chinese except in transections where the security given to the lender was trustworthy, POR INDIVIDUALS, Moral and intellectual damage of all kinds, Illness excepting where it has brought about incapacity to work.

Travelling expenses other than to the nearest place. Destruction of Chinese property let to foreigners, FOR THE CHINESE, Chinese capital employed in commercial or industrial undertakings in conjunction with foreign capital. hia personal properly lost la a godown To compradore the cargo constituting

belonging to a foreigner, Claims must in every case be addressed to the representative of the Power to which the claimant beler Claims of an international character shall be addressed to the doyen of the diplomatic body. Representatives of Powers, after examining the claims sent in to them, will draw up approximate eatimatesof their total amount and will claim the whole sum without civing any details or explanations to the Chinese Government.

1.—Claims should ba worked out in such a way (and as far as possible in conformity with the undermentioned rules) as to place nations, firms, and individuals in the position they would have been in if the antiforeign movement of 1900 had not broken out. Valuations of articles for which claims are made should be equitable and in accordance with the actual cost of replacing them, 2.—Interest on the sum total of claims shall not be reckoned more than 5 por cent in civil and 7 per cent in commercial matters.

Compound interest will not be allowed. Interest will only Lo allowed on actual loss of which proof is made in sccerdance with part article 7 hereunder. Tt will be re-reckoned from the day on which the damage took place.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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