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nation of the inistry of the Interior,
To this I have replied that these arguments, even
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• their validity be admitted, oar only apply to thinese,
orn or naturalised abroad, whose parents were Chinese citizens hey might apply, for instance, in the case of Th'en "hih,-
it that neither according to British law, nor to the accepted
rinciples of the laws of civilised nations,can they apply to h'en Tso-heng,who is the son of a British subject born on
ritish soil. I have further pointed out that the Thinese
ovised Law of Nationality of December 30th 1914 not,
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br 18. I am aware, yet abrogated,lays down inter alia that jersona whose fathers were Thinese subjects at the time of thair birth have thinese Nationality, and that hinese citizens
jose their nationality on voluntarily sowiring foraing
Mtionality.
Therefore, even according to hinese law,
o jurisdiction aga be established over h'en Tso-heng, the on af British parents, who teaselves voluntarily remounded
heir Thingse blood nationality.
I have also onlled
ttention to the fact that Thina's jurisdiction over every lus of British subject is restricted by Treaty, and that it As for the Jritish Government alone to decide who are and
ho are not writish suoj eots.
8. AWARENE
Ch'en Tao-heng is the Ŋanager of the rak Hang Company,
hich carries on shipping and general merchant's business In the Colony of Hongkong, and of which ir.'h'er ou oh'da,
ho, it is understood, is an uncle of Jeneral m'er Thiung-ming, the Divil Governor and fommander-in-Thief of kwangtung is
partner of Director. In the course of last year, the rak Jang Company brought an action in the For kong Tourts against
ja witow trader Fang Yang ch'iu, in which judgment was given
For the lantiffs for £30,000.00.
A settlement was
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