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(To accompany Enclosure 1.)
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With reference to your despatch No. 266 of the 15th. ultimo, (42404) I have the honour to inform you that Article 2 clause (f) of the Regulations for the Organization of the Chinese National Assembly provides for the inclusion, among the members of the Senate, of six representatives of the Electoral College of Chinese resident abroad.
The original provisions for the composition of this Electoral College are contained in Chapter VI, Articles 38-43, of the Election Laws of the Senate, translation of which I have the honour to enclose herewith. The Official Gazette of the 15th. instant, however, published a modification of these laws the effect of which is to include in the Electoral College, in addition to the members appointed by Chambers of Commerce, one member appointed by each Chinese Society, Chinese Club or Literary Association founded in their place of residence, prior to the publication of the Electoral Laws, by Chinese regident abroad. Translation of the extract from the Gazette in question forms enclosure 2 in this Despatch.
In regard to the mission of Chinese deputies from Tsinan the Capital of the Province of Shantung, to make a register of Chinese, resident in the Weihaiwei leased territory, who are entitled to vote at the forthcoming elections, I instructed His Majesty's Consul at Tsinan to endeavour to obtain further information, especially as to the instructions given to the deputies.
In his reply Mr. J. L. Smith states that he has been unable to obtain definite information as yet, but has gathered the im- -pression that the persons in regard to whom investigations have been made in Weihaiwei are to vote for members of the Provincial Assembly in Tsinan and Lower House in, Peking, while for francaise purposes the inhabitants of Weihaiwei are apparently being treated as ordinary Chinese citizens. The Shantung Tutu frankly admitted to Mr. Smith that
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