150,000 CHINESE TO VISIT GREAT BRITAIN.
OPPORTI'XITY TO SECURE TRADE WORTH £30,1X10,000. Arrangements are being made for the introduction into Great Britain of 15,00!) young Chinamen, the son of wealthy merchants, officials and landowners, for the purpose of studying the industrial, and commercial conditions of this country.
Captain Etti stated to a Daily Mail reporter that he and his friends were starting a tourist emigration society in China to *iid the| fimpofyatioiv of : tli.o student, here, and if- a good reception was accorded thnn most important re- | suits would accrue to the commercial | relations {between Great Britain and | (JMnfe ' , .
H|e produced a, despatch from the Governor of Hunan, who heartily supported the scheme, and stated that he and other highly placed officials were prepared to expend a large sum of money in its furtherance.
Captain Etti said it would ad depend upon the way in which the students were received, as to whether or not the trade of Great Britain with China was increased by .€20,000.000 or €30,000,000 a year. "Unfortunately, thcie is at present a lot of bad feeling against the Chinese in this country, and unless that is stopped the stndeins may not come here, but be diverted to Germany or Japan. lam trying to allay that feeling, and intend to ask for a Parliamentary Enquiry Commission to investigate the situation of Chinamen in England. A society will also be formed to protect Chinese interests here." *
"I will do all in my power to assist the British Government. If they will reciprocate. AH that is required is a stipulation that every Chinaman, beIfore being allowed to land here, shall possess a health and character certificate from a Taotai, whose position corresponds to that of your chief town magistrate in this country. They always make the most searching investigation before granting such certificates, and it would only be possible for respectable and prosperous Chinamen t<l obtain them."
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 59, 25 April 1907, Page 4
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318150,000 CHINESE TO VISIT GREAT BRITAIN. Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 59, 25 April 1907, Page 4
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