问题 问答题

Ben had carried on the business of garment trading as a sole trader (‘the Business’) before he invited Collins to join the Business two years ago. Ben and Collins signed an agreement for the purpose of governing their relationship when Collins joined the Business.While the agreement was entitled the partnership agreement, it had all the characteristics of an employment contract. The agreement stated, among other things, that Collins had no right to share the profit and no power to control or manage the Business (‘the Agreement’).Collins has allowed himself to be described as a partner of the Business on his business card. Relying on Collins’s business card, which was given to David by Collins, David entered into a contract with the Business for selling garments to the Business on credit (‘the Price’) and is now suing the Business for payment of the Price.Required:In relation to partnership law, advise Collins as to:

(a) Whether the Agreement is in truth a partnership agreement; and (4 marks)

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材料题

阅读下列材料,回答问题。

材料1:“庚子赔款”总额为白银四亿五千万两。赔款年息为四厘(4%),分三十九年还清,本息共计约九亿八千万两。四亿五千万两的数目是以当时中国人口估算值(4.5亿)为基础,相当于清政府12年的财政收入,以关税﹑常关税和盐税作抵押。      

——摘自维基百科全书

材料2:“哪一个国家能够做到教育这一代中国青年人,哪一个国家就能由于这方面所支付的努力,而在精神和商业上的影响取回最大的收获。”“商业追随精神上的支配,比追随军旗更为可靠。”——摘自美国伊里诺大学校长詹姆士在1906年给罗斯福的备忘录

材料3:1909年清政府驻美国公使梁诚,因美国国务卿海约翰有“美国所收庚子赔款原属过多”之语,一方面向美国劝请核减,一方面上书清廷请以此款设学育才。……经西奥多?罗斯福总统决定将当时尚未付足之款项,从1909年1月起退还中国,改用于培养赴美留学生的教育费用,建立“留美预备学堂”(清华大学之肇始)。——摘自维基百科全书

材料4:庚款留学中的留学生约百分之三十回到清 华执教,……庚款留学生们最先提倡白话文,最先采用汉字横排法和西式标点符号;是庚款留学生们创建了中国第一个科学组织,出版了第一本科学杂志,创办了第一家科研所……——摘自《百年留学》

(1)据材料1,判断“庚子赔款”出自于近代中国的哪一个不平等条约?结合所学知识指出“庚子赔款”的历史背景。

                                                                                                                                                                

(2)据材料2、3,分析美国政府退还部分“庚子赔款”的原因。

                                                                                                                                                                

(3)综合上述材料,概括“庚子赔款”对近代中国社会的双重影响。

                                                                                                                                                                

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