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statue of these "Malo-Chinese" who A TE

an often

an not people

İnt way indifferent raṇutation. A tynionl instance of the pos-

ition arising from the present state of affairs is réferred

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to in Er Kirke' a despatch Ko, 12 of œ 24th., con of which

man in forwarding to the Foreign Offius direct, Danely that of

the brothers Rah, ten British subleats of Chinese rače who

were arrested and imprisoned Wy the Chinese authorities at

#intow deenite the repeated meat eate and reclamations of Hir

Hajesty's C∙nnul. "hese men were born in “ing pore, their

father being a naturaliørd British subiect of Chinese race,

and the were therefore entitled under our existing procedure

to registration end prof eation ** Pritish subjects in China.

Having Come to grief in their business in the Straits and being

jsued by their credit ora in the Supreme Court at Singapore, th

abec onded to Chins and took refuge in their meestral home in

the interior near Ewetow.

"hey were, however, ourmed by their

|Chinese ☺reditora from the traite at whose instigation they

|were arrested w the Ühinese witharillen who insist on regard-

ing them no Chinese and refure to listen to "iz Bajenty !

annul'a demands for their TO) BABA,

I should be glad to learn, if possible by

telegraph,

/whether