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as the Consul here take no head about my asking for assistance therefore I am obliged to explain before you, as I come from Formosa. I think there must have some thing wrong with me in the Swatow Consulate, which I do not know myself.
Now as regard to my British Subject: - I beg
to say that my British Subject is descent down from my forefathers as they were all the natives of Penang that can
2nd my late father be said as descending in British blood, Yeap Thian Lye was employed by the Tamsui Consulate я8 translator and or Consul assistant for his whole life. course, he camot get away to have his children to be born at Home, because at that time there was very few people who
Therefore my being knows English to take his place instead.
of
born at Tansui or outside the British soil is all on account
Therefore it is right to of the British Governments' sake. treat me specially. Now if I endeavour to have the British
In this case it is right Subject my self and do wicked things. to cast me out, but it is not just to cast me out while I did not do anything wrong for whole my life and during my staying in Swatow. All this time I am honestly dealing my businegs without any fault. So I think it is not just to treat me like this. I am struggling to have the British Subject myself only as I do not care anything about my sons because I will try to make them Chinese Subjects if the British Law will not
permit them,
As you know China this time is in rebel and every- thing is in disorder and the Chinese people are in a very dangerous state It is reasonable to protect me just in
this time. If not, what nationality shall I go to and what is the use of protecting me when China is in peace and let me do all my duty of money concerns and let me go when it is in
war/