CO129-482 - Public Offices - 1923 — Page 347

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My Lord,

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BRITISH LEGATION,

PEKING.

July 30th,,1923.

reference to my despatch No. 302 of

May 22nd and previous correspondence on the subject

of the application of the new registration procedure

to and the protection of British subjects of Chinese

origin in china, have the honour to quote the

following extract frm a despatch from Mis Majesty's

Consul at Foochow dealing in general with other

matters:-

"Early in March this year a firm under the style "of Chin Pin Tong was established here, the "proprietor being a 'T. Yeah Tong Pin, of 55, "Beach treat, Teneng, who holds a Colonial "Certificate of "aturalisetion, dated A ̈ril 6th "1921, issued by the Governor of the traits *Settlements, and a lingapore pasaport in which "he is described as a "naturalised British subject "From time to time he resides in Foochow for "limited periods, and the question of the regis- "tration in this Consulate of certain lots of

*/land

Marquess Curzon of Kedleston, K.G., G.c.9.1., G.C.I.E..

etc..

etc..

etc..

FOREIGN

OF PIE.