January 13, 1902.]
Posthumous degradation, was inflicted on Kang Yi, Assistant Grand Secretary, Presi- dent of the Board of Works; Hsn T'ung, Grand Secretary; and Li Ping-heng, former Governor-General of Szu-ch'uan.
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of exchange corresponding to the dates at which the different payments shall fall due.
The amortization shall commence on the 1st of January, 1902. and shall finish at the end of the year 1940.
The amortizations are payable annually, the first payment being fix d on the first of January, 1903.
Imperial Edict of February 13th, 1901 (Annex No. 7) rehabilitated the memories of Hsu Yong-yi, Pr ident of the Board of War; Interest shall run from the first of July, Li Shan, President of the Board of Works; 1901, but the Chinese Government shall have Hsu Ching-ch'eng, Senior Vice-President of the right to pay off within a term of three the Board of Civil Office; Lien Yuan, Vice-yours, beginning January, 19, the arrears of Chancellor of the Grand Council; and Yuan the first six mouths ending the 31st of Decem- Ch'ang, Vice-President of the Court of Sacri- ber. 1901, ou condition, however, that it pays fices, who had been put to death for having compound interest at the rate of four cent. per protested against the outrageons breaches of nonum on the sums, the payme: ts of which shall International Law of last year.
have been thus deferred.
Prince Chuang committed suicide the 21st of February, 1901; Ying Nieu and Chao Shu- chiao the 24th; Yn-Hsien was executed the 22nd, Ch'i-Hsin and Hsu Cheng-yu on the 26th, Tung Fu-hsiang, General in Kansa. 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.
Interest shall be payable semi-annually, the first payment being fixed on the Ist of July, 1902.
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of each Power to maintain a permanent guard in the said quarter for the defence of its Lega- tïon.
Art. VIII-The Chinese Government has consented to rase the forts of Taku and those which might impede free communication be- tween Peking and the sea-steps have been taken for carrying this out.
Art. JX.-The Chinese Government conceded the right to the Powers in the Protocol annexed to the letter of the 16th of January, 1901, to occupy certain points, to by determined by su agreement between them for the maintenance of open communication b.tween the capital and the sea: The points occupied by the Powers are:-Huang-t'un, Lang-fang, Yang-ts'an, Tientsin, Chun-liang-Ch'eng, Tong ku, Su-t'ai, Tong-shan, Lan-chou, Chang-li, Ch'in-wang Tao, Shanhai-kwan.
(b) The service of the debt shall take place in
Art. X.-The Chinese Government has agre- Shanghai in the following manner:-
ed to post and to have published during two Each Power shall be represented by a dele-years in all district cities the following Imperial gate on a commission of bankers authorised to Edicts:- receive the amount of interest and amortization which shall be paid to it by the Chinese Autho- rities designated for that purpose, to divide it among the interested parties and to give a receipt fo the same.
(c) The Chinese Government shall deliver to Art. IIb-An Imperial Edict promulgated the Dojen of the Diplomatic Corps at Peking a the 19th August, 1901 (Annex No. S) ordered bond for the lump sum, which shall subsequent the suspension of official examinations for fively be converted into fractional bouds bearing years in all cities where foreigners were the signature of the delegates of the Chinese massacred or submitted to cruel treatment. Government designated for that purpose. Art. III.-So as to make honourable repara- This operation and all those relating to issuing tion for the assassination of Mr. Sugiyama, of the bonds shall be performed by the above. Chancellor of the Japanese Legation, H.M. mentioned Commission, in accordance with the the Emperor of China by au Imperial Edict of instructions which the Powers shall send their the 18th of June, 1901 (Annex No. 9) appointed delegates. 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 regrets of H.M, the Emperor of China and of his Govern- ment at the assassination of Mr. Sugiyama.
Art. 1V.-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 b. en 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 expense thereof, estimated at ten thousand taels for the cemeteries at Peking and in its neighbour hood, and at five thousand taels for the come- teries in the Provinces. The amounts have been paid and the list of there 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 am munition.
An Imperial Edict has been issued on the -25th of August, 1201 (Annex No. 11) forbid- ding said importation for a term of two years. New Edicts may be issued subsequently extend- ing this by other successive terms of two years in case of necessity recognised by the Power.
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, 1930. (a) These four hundred and fifty millions constitute a gold debt calculated at the rate of the Haik wan tael to the gold currency of each country as indicated below. Haikwan Tael-Mark Austro-Hungary crown
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Pound sterling
Yen
Netherlands florin
(d) The proceeds of the revenues assigned to the payment of the bouds shall be paid inonthly to the Commission.
(0) The revenues assigned as security for the bonds are the following .
(1) The balance of the revenues of the Imperial Maritime Customs after paymont of the interest and amortization of preceding loans secured ON those revenues, plus the proceeds of the raising to five per cent. effective of the present tariff on maritimo imports, including articles until now on the free list, but exempting rice, foreign cereals and flour, gold and silver bullion and coin.
(2) The revenues of the nativo Customs, administered in the open ports by the Imperial Maritime Customs.
(3.) The total revenues of the salt gabelle, exclusive of the fraction previously set aside for other foreign loans.
The raising of the present tariff on imports to five per cent. effective is agreed to on con- ditions mentioned below. It shall be put in force two months after the signing of the present protocol, and no exceptions shall be made except for merchandise in transit not more than ten days after the said signing.
(1) All duties levied on imports ad valoren shall be converted as far as possible and as soon as may be into specific duties.
This conversion shall be made in the follow- ing manner: The average value of merchandise at the time of their landing during three years 1897, 1898 and 1859, that is to say, the market price less the amount of import duties and in- cidental expenses, shall be taken as the basis for the valuation of merchandise.
Pending the result of the work of conversion, duties shall bɔ levied ad valorem.
(2.) The beds of the rivers Whangpoo and Peiho shall be improved with the financial participation of Chins.
(a) Edict of the 1st of February, 1901 (Annox No. 15) prohibiting for ever, under pain of death, membership in an anti-foreign society.
(b) Edicts of the 13th and 21st of February, 29th of April and 19th of August, 19.1, enumerating the punishments inflicted on the guilty.
(c) Edict of the 19th of August, 1901, prohibiting examinations in all cities where foreigners were massacred or subjected to cruel treatment.
(d) Edict of the 1st of February, 1901 (Annex No. 16) declaring all Governors-general, Governors and Provincial or local officials responsible for order in their respective districts, and that in case of new anti-foreign troubles or other infractions of the Treaties which shall not be immediately repressed and the authors of which shall not have been punished, these officials shall be immediately dismissed without, possibility of being given new functions or new honours.
The posting of these Edicts is being carried on throughout the Empire.
Art. XI.-The Chinese Government has agreed to negotiate the amendments deemed necessary by the Foreign Governments to the Treaties of Commerce and Navigation and the other subjects concerning commercial relations with the object of facilitating them.
At present, and as a result of the stipulation contained in Article VI concerning the in- demnity, the Chinese Government agree to assist in the improvement of the courses of the rivers Peiho and Whangpoo, as stated below,
(a) The works for the improvement of the navigability of the Peiho, berun in 1898 with the co-operation of the Chin.se Government, have been resumed under the direction of an International Commission. As soon as the ad-
ministration of Tien:sin shall have been handed back to the Chines; Government it will be in a osition to be represented on this Commission, and will pay each year a sum of 60,000 Haikwau Taels for maintaining the works.
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(b) A Conservancy Board, charged with the management and control of the works for straightening the Whangpoo and the improve- ment of the course of that river, is hereby created.
This Board shall consist of members repre- senting the interes's of the Chinese Govern. ment and those of foreigners in the shipping trade of Shanghai.
The expenses incurred for the works and the general management of the undertaking are estimated at the annual sum of 463,000 Haik- Art. VII-The Chinese Government has wan Taels for the first twenty years. This agreed that the quarter occupid by the Lega-sum shall be supplied in equal portions by the tions shall be considered as one specially reserved | Chinese Government and the foreign interests 3.055 for their use and placed under their exclusive concerned. Detailed stipulations concerning 3.595 control, in which Chinese shall not have the the composition, duties and revenue of the 0.742 right to reside and which may be made defen- Conservancy Board are embodied in Annex 3.740 sible.
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This sum in gold shall bear interest at cent. per annum, and the capital shall be reimbursed by China in thirty-nine years in the manner indicated in the annexed plan of amortisation. (Annex No. 13). Capital and interest shall be payable in gold or at the rates
The limits of this quarter have been fixed as fo lows ou the annexed plan (Annex No. 14) On the East, Ketteler Stree' (10, 11, 12). On the North, the line 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10.
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On the West, the line 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.
Art. XII.-An Imperial Ediot of the 24th of July, 1901 (Annex No. 18) reformed the Office of Foreign Affairs, Tsungli Yamen, on the lines indicated by the Powers, that is to say, transformed it into a Ministry of Foreign
On the South, the lino 12-1 drawn along the | Affairs, Wai Wa Pa, which takes precedence exterior base of the Tartar wall and follow-ovor the six other Ministries of State: the same ing the line of the bastions.
Edict appointed the principal members of this In the protocol annexed to the letter of 16th | Ministry,
January, 1901, China recognised the right An agreement has also been reached concern -.
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