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Chinese,

This double nat

represented to

unknown as "Bulish

"British sulgeel's

rationality

or Che

erlail scrious inconveniences,

even 22

the

to any persons out of their clan,

sceret

and cle

they

society to which.

to which they may bolong,

claiming (British protection only when

were involved

native authorities. Ac

finds that he

may

:ifferences with the

says "If one of them

ned Consular

recognitions, he comes to be registered,

reports himself as lately arrived from the

Straits, and,

and gives an addref within the

limits of the port (which cannot be disproved)

his residence"

This

Cazl

of men

born out of China; but to

refuse protection to those who are British

subpets by borth may som

contrary, t

existing principles of right. Yer Alabastere

question, however, suggests a partial

remedy

Icannot

has been made

that a distinction

· find that

i ang instruccation efund to the Conseils from this Légation, upon the breatment of British subjects of

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