St Pierre and Others v South American Stores (Gath & Chaves) Ltd and Chilean Stores (Gath & Chaves) Ltd The plaintiffs, successors of the owner of premises in Santiago de Chile, by a lease executed at the Chilean consulate in Paris and drawn in the Spanish language, let the premises to the Chilean Stores for a term of 10 years from 1935, at a rental of 93,500 pesos of 183,057 millionths of a gramme of fine gold monthly, to be paid at the option of the owner either in Santiago de Chile or remitted to Europe, according to the instructions which the owner might give, one month in advance on the first working day of each month.