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1915

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Status in China

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British pubjects of

Sept 22

Last previous Paper.

$909

buhl 70.

Ano Monf

Love 13 hor 12 Feb 16.2.0.16

xt aubsequent Paper,

Chinese Race

Transmits correspondance with British Consul-

General, banton,

on the question of the chain of Chinese race to a share in

a Borilish subject of

real estate in China bequeathed to himse

op neorend & day

Mr. Cowell. Ser & Fiddes

By Chinese law no foreigner

can own immovable property (nal

estate) in (hina apart from freign concerson's ( Even in this respect I Kink apreisner is tiimited to leasing

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Land and

may

The question

question that

own

hay

it.).

arise in what

it happen when a Chinese Antish

subject is left heir to nal estate

1401—1) Wt. 14242–12, 26,000, 7/16. DE6.

ni China