text_original: This was a payment on account of the war indemnity imposed on China. Nearly four millions and a half sterling was the sum of the indemnity, in addition to one million and a quarter which had already been paid by the Chinese authorities.
text_transcription: THIS WAS A PAYMENT ON ACCOUNT OF THE WAR INDEMNITY IMPOSED ON CHINA NEARLY FOUR MILLIONS AND A HALF STERLING WAS THE SUM OF THE INDEMNITY IN ADDITION TO ONE MILLION AND A QUARTER WHICH HAD ALREADY BEEN PAID BY THE CHINESE AUTHORITIES
phonemes: ðɪs wʌzɐ pˈeɪmənt ˌɔn ɐkˈaʊnt ʌvðə wˈɔːɹ ˌɪndˈɛmnᵻɾi ɪmpˈoʊzd ˌɔn tʃˈaɪnə. nˌɪɹli fˈɔːɹ mˈɪliənz ænd ɐ hˈæf stˈɜːlɪŋ wʌzðə sˈʌm ʌvðɪ ˌɪndˈɛmnᵻɾi, ɪn ɐdˈɪʃən tə wˈʌn mˈɪliən ænd ɐ kwˈɔːɹɾɚ wˌɪtʃ hæd ɔːlɹˌɛdi bˌɪn pˈeɪd baɪ ðə tʃaɪnˈiːz ɐθˈɔːɹɪɾiz.