D E VANTAJLARISAN*
O. C O P Y.:
Sub-Enclosure to Enclosure in Despatch No. of the 13th August 1902.:
Prince Ch'ing to Sir Ernest Satow
C.0. 8386 5th. (1 al, 1908.- W58SP 02]
Your Excellency,
186 I have just received a letter from Tu Ting Fang, Minister to the United States to the effect that he was in receipt of representations from a Chinese Merchant of Hongkong named Wu Hsueh Huang, and others, respecting the question of Chinese emigration to Mexico. The memorialists pointed out that there was a continual stream of Fukienese and Cantonese coolies and traders who settled in foreign parts as a means of livelihood: and that since the signing of the Treaty a couple of years ago between China and Mexico the number of Chinese emigrating to that country by steamer from Hongkong was constantly increasing. Owing however to the geographical position of that country in the American Continent, all the Chinese proceeding by steamer from Hongkong to San Francisco or other American Ports, have to cross the United States in order to arrive in Mexico.
This being very inconvenient, the memorialists propose to make arrangements with the various Steamship Companies to run special vessels from Hongkong direct to a Mexican Port. Such a service would be a great convenience to travellers and would obviate delays en route with the accompanying discomfort of changing from Ship to Train.
Since however by the laws of Hongkong no Chinese are allowed to leave the Colony for a foreign country other than one having Treaty relations with China: and whereas China and Mexico are now thus on treaty footing, the memorialists requested that the Wai Wu Pu might be asked to notify His Excellency the British Minister for communication to His Excellency the Governor of Hongkong, that China and Mexico are now under Treaty relations and that therefore in the future there would be nothing to prevent Chinese travelling by Steamers running between the two countries.
His Excellency Wu Ting Fang remarks that their proposal to move the Steamship Companies to run Steamers between Hongkong and a Mexican Port would not only have advantageous results for the travellers but would also be for the good of trade. His Excellency therefore trusts that their request may be
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DE VANTAJLARISAN*
O. O P Y.:
Sub-Enclosure to Enclosure in Despatch No. of the
13th August 1902.:
Prince Ch'ing to Sir Ernest Sato
C.0.
8386
5th. (1
al, 1908.-
W58SP 02]
Your: Excellency,
186
I have just received a letter from Tu
Ting Fang, Minister to the United States to the effect that he was in receipt of representations from a Chinese Merchant of Bong- kong named Wu Hsueh Huang, and others, respecting the question of Chinese emigration to Mexico. The memorialists pointed out that there was a continual stream of Puhkienese and Cantonese coolies and traders who settled in foreign parts as a means of livelihood: and that sinos the signing of the Treaty a couple of years ago between China and Mexico the number of Chinese emigrating to that country by steamer from Hongkong was constantly increasing. Owing however to the geographical position of that country in the American Continent, all the Chinese proceeding by steamer from Hongkong to. San Francisco or other: American Ports, have to cross the United States in order to arrive in Mexico.
This being very inconvenient, the memoria- lists propose to make arrangements with the various: Steamship Companies to run special vessels from Hongkong direct to a Mexican Port. Such a service would be a great convenience to travellers and would obviate delays en route with the accompany... ing discomfort of changing from Ship to Train.
Since however by the laws of Hongkong no Chinese are allowed to leave the Colony for a foreign country. other than one having Treaty relations with China: and whereas China and Mexico are now thus on treaty footing, the memorialists requested that the Wai. Wu Pu might be asked to notify His Excel- lency the British Minister for communication to His Excellency the Governor of Hongkong, that China and Mexico are now under Traaty relations and that therefore in the future there would be nothing to prevent Chinese travelling by Steamers: running between the two countries.
His Excellency Wu Ting Fang temarks that their proposal to move the Steamship Companies to run Steamers: between Hongkong and a Maxican Port would not only have advanta geous: results for the travellers but would also be for the good of trade. His Excellency therefore trusts that their request may
be
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