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shanghai, should be followed, The adoption of
the Canton test to the bona fide desire of appli-
cants to become ritish subjects and of their willing-
ness to abjure any attempt to profit by a dual nation-
«lity, might be recommended to all (is kajesty's
Consuls in China as a useful' practice, although 1:
would, no doubt, be desirable to allow theme officers
to waive it at their discretion in spettfic cases,
It would further be desirable that they should apply
to the colony of ori în claimed by the applicant for
verification of hie statements whenever these appear
to be open to muspicion.
As regards the question of extending British
protection to such perans, it would in my opinion,
be both ex;edient and logical to do so and I see ne
objection to this step provided that the above-mention
ed precautions are invariably taken before registra-
tion.
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