CO129-501-3 Chinese situation- Protection of British subjects of Chinese race 23-10-1926 - 21-12-1927 — Page 108

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8. As stated above denization is now obsolete.

9. A British subject of Asiatic origin, born in the

Colony, would, if charged with any offence whatsoever,

come before exactly the same tribunal as a British

subject, born in London of British parents, who was

charged with the same offence, and the same criminal laws

would apply to both classes of person. English law draws no such distinction as appears to be drawn in the Consul General's letter of the 20th September, 1926, between a "sujet" and a "citoyen".