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Government did not see their way to debarring

Kang-Yu-Wei from residing in all the places men-

tioned, it would be a considerable gain that he

should not be allowed to remain in Hongkong.

It is stated in the third paragraph of the

note that the Governments of the United States and

Japan lately refused asylum to Kang-Yu-Wei.

This Department has no information of any ac-

tion of the United States Government in regard

to him, but as Mr. Secretary Chamberlain is aware,

the laws of the United States prohibit the immi-

gration of Chinese except in certain specified

regards Hongkong and the Straits Settlements.

I am,

sir,

Your most obedient,

humble Servant,

Francis Bertie

cases.

A copy of a despatch from Her Majesty's Minis-

ter at Tokio reporting the steps taken by the Jap-

anese Government in regard to Kang-Yu-Wei is in-

closed.

I am to request that Mr. Chamberlain will favour

Lord Salisbury with his views as to the reply which

should be sent to the Chinese Minister's note as

regards