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rules contained in the Papongon Japage Brokers Act respecting Papage contract Eickel, would require considerable modification in their application to China. In England the Emigrant has paid an advance lorwand, of his passage and detailed provision of the English law have for their object to secure that the Broker shall fulfil his part of the contract. In China the reverse is the case - and the Broker has normally advanced money to the Emigrant, in consideration of that advance, Engages to emigrate. As little honesty can be counted upon on either side, the Emigrant who has received his advance under a contract is tempted to escape from his Engagement and obtain a second advance from a second Broker. The liability to this fraud on the one side tends to increase the violence and lawlessness practised on the other. The object is therefore to secure that in the original contract the Emigrant and Agent shall be under a strong inducement to adhere to it and that, fair or unfair, the broker shall...

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15 281 rules contained in the Papongon Japage Brokers Act respecting Papage contract Eickel, would require considerable modification in their application to China. In England the Emigrant has paid an advance lorwand, of his passage and detailed provision of the English law have for their object to secure that the Broker shall fulfil his part of the contract. In China the reverse is the case - and the Broker has normally advanced money to the Emigrant, in consideration of that advance, Engages to emigrate. As little honesty can be counted upon on either side, the Emigrant who has received his advance under a contract is tempted to escape from his Engagement and obtain a second advance from a second Broker. The liability to this fraud on the one side tends to increase the violence and lawlessness practised on the other. The object is therefore to secure that in the original contract the Emigrant and Agent shall be under a strong inducement to adhere to it and that, fair or unfair, the broker shall...

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15 281 rules contained in the Papongon Japage Brokers Act respecting Papage cond fontract Eickel, would considerable modifica = & requires -tion in their application t thence. In England the Ernigrant has paid an advance lorrand, of his papage detailed provision of the Inglish low have for their object h. secure. that the Brokin shall fulfil his park of the Combad. In China The cost the reverses is the case - and the The. advanced Broker has &omenally to the Emigrant, the in money consideration of that advance, Engages to emigrate. As little honesty honesty can be counted upon. on rither side, the Emigrant who has received his in under a Inonty templation to vscape from his Engagement and eo from. obtain a second advance asccond Broker. The liability to this grand the one side tends to increase the riolence and lawlipnep practised on the other. The object is therefore. to secure that in the original contract the Emigrant- and Anit tatten in that of pair, he shall strong be under a str in deccement to adhere to it and that, the ther fair or unfair, the broker thall Apl

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rules contained in the Papongon

Japage Brokers

Act respecting Papage cond fontract Eickel, would

considerable modifica = & requires -tion in their application t thence. In England the Ernigrant has paid an advance lorrand, of his papage detailed provision of the Inglish low have for their object h. secure. that the Brokin shall fulfil his park of the

Combad. In China

The cost

the reverses is the case -

and the

The.

advanced

Broker has &omenally

to the Emigrant, the in money consideration of that advance, Engages to emigrate. As little

honesty

can be counted upon.

on rither side, the Emigrant

who has received his in

under a

Inonty

templation to vscape

from his Engagement and

eo from.

obtain a second advance

asccond Broker. The liability

to this grand

the one

side

tends to increase the riolence

and lawlipnep practised on the other. The object is therefore. to secure that in the original contract the Emigrant-

and Anit

tatten in that of pair, he shall

strong

be under a str

in deccement

to adhere to it and that, the ther

fair or unfair,

the broker thall

Apl

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