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Foreign Minister retorted by enclosing a Memorandum in which it is asserted that emigration from Macao is carried on "with greater legality" than from Hongkong or other place on the coast of China; that the precautions adopted in the Macao ships on long voyages (meaning, I presume, the imprisonment of the people in the between decks) are no more than the precautions adopted in American and English steamers between Hongkong, Macao, and Canton; and that revolts have taken place in Hongkong Harbour among unwilling emigrants, compelled to embark on the ground that they had signed contracts. It is further alleged that the Chinese who emigrate from Hongkong to California in American steamers are put into separate places and are watched by armed men; that they are not spontaneous emigrants but are collected by Californian agents, and are taken hold of by other agents on their arrival at their destination. Under these circumstances, the Earl of Kimberley desires us to furnish such observations as we have to offer in reply to the allegations of the Portuguese Government respecting emigration from Hongkong to America.
J.C.
The information in this office on Emigration from Hongkong to the United States is contained in Sir F. MacDonnell's despatches to the Colonial Office of February and April 1870. In those...
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Foreign Minister retorted by enclosing
a Memorandum in which it is
aperted that smigration from macao is carried on "with greater legality" than from Hongkong or other place on the coast of any (kina_ that the precautions adopted in the Macao Ships on long voyages (meaning, & presume, the imprison = ment of the people in the between decks) are no more than the pre=
=cautions adopted in American and
Steamer on
been
the daily line
English betinen Hongkong, Marcas Manton_ and that revolti have taken place in Hongkong Harbour and unwilling emigrants, compelled to embark on the ground that thisy had signed contracts. It is quitter alleged that the thinsee who emigrate from
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Hongkong to California in American steamers are put into separate placce
*
and are watched by armed susn
are not spontaneove sme
that they
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-grants but are collected by Californian
agsuts,
other
a
"
and are taken hold of by
agents
on their arrival at
their destination. Under there circumstancre the Earl of Kimberley,
desires us to furnish such obser- -vations as we have to offer in
reply to the allegations of
the
Portuguese Government respecting
pation from Hongkong to.
America
J.
C
The
information in this office us to Emigration from Houstong to the United States is
contained in sir & Machonells
despatches to the Colonial Office of Teby and April 1870. In those
ang
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