CO129-471 - Public Offices - 1921 — Page 614

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nation of the inistry of the Interior,

To this I have replied that these arguments, even

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• their validity be admitted, oar only apply to thinese,

orn or naturalised abroad, whose parents were Chinese citizens hey might apply, for instance, in the case of Th'en "hih,-

it that neither according to British law, nor to the accepted

rinciples of the laws of civilised nations,can they apply to h'en Tso-heng,who is the son of a British subject born on

ritish soil. I have further pointed out that the Thinese

ovised Law of Nationality of December 30th 1914 not,

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br 18. I am aware, yet abrogated,lays down inter alia that jersona whose fathers were Thinese subjects at the time of thair birth have thinese Nationality, and that hinese citizens

jose their nationality on voluntarily sowiring foraing

Mtionality.

Therefore, even according to hinese law,

o jurisdiction aga be established over h'en Tso-heng, the on af British parents, who teaselves voluntarily remounded

heir Thingse blood nationality.

I have also onlled

ttention to the fact that Thina's jurisdiction over every lus of British subject is restricted by Treaty, and that it As for the Jritish Government alone to decide who are and

ho are not writish suoj eots.

8. AWARENE

Ch'en Tao-heng is the Ŋanager of the rak Hang Company,

hich carries on shipping and general merchant's business In the Colony of Hongkong, and of which ir.'h'er ou oh'da,

ho, it is understood, is an uncle of Jeneral m'er Thiung-ming, the Divil Governor and fommander-in-Thief of kwangtung is

partner of Director. In the course of last year, the rak Jang Company brought an action in the For kong Tourts against

ja witow trader Fang Yang ch'iu, in which judgment was given

For the lantiffs for £30,000.00.

A settlement was

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