CO129-507-1 Proposal to dispose of Boxer Indemnity funds- claim by Hong Kong university 21-12-1927 - 24-7-1928 — Page 118

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such decision. In another despatch, which will be for-

wirded to you simultaneously with this one, I shall

discuss the question of the possibility of making some

forward movement with our present scheme for the dis-

posal of the Indemnity funds. While, however, I

adhere to my previous view that we should not now

e wise

in departing, however sound the argumenta we could

produce in favour of such a course might be, from our

declared and widely advertised policy of generosity to

the Chinese in the disposal of these funds, the suggOD-

tion of their use for payment either of personal or

commercial claims, or both, of British subjects in China

has so frequently of late been forced upon my attention

that I cannot help feeling I should be failing in my duty

to the claimants if I did not lay the matter before you

in as full detail as possible with the available data,

2.

The chief ontegories of these claims are:-

(1) Inadequately secured loans.

(2) Unsecured loans.

(3) Commercial debte, and

(4) Kiscellaneous compensation cláras,

... such