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FINAL PROTOCOL BETWEEN CHINA AND ELEVEN POWERS, 1901

Imperial Edict of February 13th, 1901 (Annex No. 7), rehabilitated the memories of Hsû Yung-yi, President of the Board of War; Li Shan, President of the Board of Works; Hsû Ching-ch'ĉng, Senior Vice-President of the Board of Civil Office; Lien Yüan, Vice-Chancellor of the Grand Council; and Yüan Ch'ang, Vice-President of the Court of Sacrifices, who had been put to death for having protested against the outrageous breaches of International Law of last year.

Prince Chuang committed suicide on the 21st of February, 1901: Ying Nien and Chao Shu-chiao on the 24th, Yû-Hsien was executed on the 22nd, Ch'i-Hsiu and Hsü Ch'êng-yü on the 26th, Tung Fu-hsiang, General in Kansu, has been deprived of his office by Imperial Edict of the 13th of February, 1901, pending the determination of the final punishment to be inflicted on him.

Imperial Edicts dated the 29th April and the 19th August, 1901, have inflicted various punishments on the provincial officials convicted of the crimes and outrages of last summer.

Art. IIb-An Imperial Edict promulgated the 19th August, 1901 (Annex No. 8), ordered the suspension of official examinations for five years in all cities where foreigners were massacred or submitted to cruel treatment.

Art. III.-So as to make honourable reparation for the assassination of Mr. Sugiyama, Chancellor of the Japanese Legation, H.M. the Emperor of China by an Imperial Edict of the 18th of June, 1901 (Annex No. 9), appointed Na Tung, Vice-President of the Board of Finances, to be his Envoy Extraordinary, and specially directed him to convey to H.M. the Emperor of Japan the expression of the regret of H.M. the Emperor of China and of his Government at the assassination of Mr. Sugiyama.

Art. IV. The Chinese Government has agreed to erect an expiatory monument in each of the foreign or international cemeteries which were desecrated or in which the tombs were destroyed.

It has been agreed with the Representatives of the Powers that the Legations interested shall settle the details for the erection of these monuments, China bearing all the expenses thereof, estimated at ten thousand Taels for the cemeteries at Peking and in its neighbourhood, and at five thousand Taels for cemeteries in the Provinces. The amounts have been paid and the list of these cemeteries is enclosed herewith (Annex No. 10).

Art. V.-China has agreed to prohibit the importation into its territory of arms and ammunition as well as of materials exclusively used for the manufacture of arms and ammunition.

An Imperial Edict has been issued on the 25th of August, 1901 (Annex No. 11), forbidding said importation for a term of two years. New Edicts may be issued subsequently extending this by other successive terms of two years in case of necessity recognised by the Powers.

Art. VI. By an Imperial Edict dated the 22nd of May, 1901 (Annex No. 12), H. M. the Emperor of China agreed to pay the Powers an indemnity of four hundred and fifty millions of Haikwan Taels.

This sum represents the total amount of the indemnities for States, Companies. or Societies, private individuals and Chinese referred to in Article VI. of the Note of December 22nd, 1900.

(a) These four hundred and fifty millions constitute a gold debt calculated at the rate of the Haikwan Tael to the gold currency of each country as indicated below:-

Haikwan Tael-Mark

Austro-Hungary crown Gold dollar

3.055

3.595

0.742

Franc

3.740

Pound sterling

£0. 3s. Od.

Yen

1.407

Netherlands florin

1.796

Gold rouble

1.412