To the Editor of the "Nonra-Oursa Day News." jes for certificates of ttles the fee to be collected at $16 But what will be rather interesting and tunu is the following fact which will everybody including Mr. Hanson Evorybody will remo: thi the "North-China Daily N in September last I have carefully followed all that las connected with the "scan-een published in the local Pross about The i "very all and tedious question far from my intention. to start induced to become a Spanish protege po'emios, but as I see that an' un-he fell into the trap... was re-fair advantage has been taken from the rod as Spanish protege and as 2001 fact that he, who (according to my had done so ho was sued in th and explain the Spanish Court, after w the victim it consistent sadder an ignify to do so, and as don't know whether the "amusing in-matter is placed before cident" referred to is the man improper light. I will try in same as the o I am going to first and last correspondence about I think it i bat not it is wubjeot to explain the sam a rather similar out The Reverend The publications concerning this sub-True Spaniard" although he pays to ject, are correspondence from Mr. Han-his Government for his certificate o son, correspondence from " True Spaninationality the paupers rate ($0.48) ard," and editorial in the " North-Chi still has money enough to lend it at a Daily News, a well as comments in plump interest and to build house). other papers.
To build houses one needs a contractor sud the Reverend "True Spaniard" got one and representing to him all the benefits of becoming " Spaniard protege got for him a certificate of protection. After a little time the contractor was sued by somebody who was building sone houses with the Raverent Tons Spanisrd's money, lost the case and with it many thousand taels, and is now adder avts was represented in Court by Mr. EL if by Mr. Hansou's pact nor, Mr. Mel The Reverend "True Spiniard his correspondence asks whether the Spsnish law quoted by him has been changed to allow Chinese subjects to become Spanish proteges, Why did'ut the ask himself that question when ho ied for the contractor's protection tates "such documents are of true certificates of nationality and that they a uso mild words, no-When did he realize that? After that but 18 piece of paper. the contractor los: his case? After that he had applied for him for one of these "not trae and useless picces of paper?"
I hive some of other comments and some other facts to bring forward bat I don't want to take up too much of the space which the kindness of the f Press allows me, I will only conclado by saying and myeolf asking a question What is the motive that mekea the Reverend "True Spaniard" so anxious to state that the registration of proteges is an abuse and so on Let the Reveren "True Spaniard" rotirt {into his cell and there remember what
ain, throw the first ston Christ ani, him, who is without About the correspondence written by Mr. Hansos (who, 1 understand, Reverend Trae Spaniard's"
liciter) I 0 very little to say as the above tial gontloma sure that if he wrote what he did, it is because the feats placed before him wore placed in an improper light.
Thoro is, however, a mistake which I would like to correct. Mr. Hanson in his letter of the 15th inst. speaks'of a client of his who had to b rod asa Spanish protege "so might proceed on equal foo!
Tleara from Mr. Hanson's gistered as " Spanish protogi, and not the other Chinese as Mr. Hanson states.
Tam a Spaniard, and I ostoom it an honour to be one, but am glad that not belong to that class of Spaniards who do not hesitate to throw discredit upon their officials without th for it, or to that anda who, not being ashamed of their work, being an obsolete institution in this XX century, have '0 much contributed to the loss of our colonies and to tle unsatisfactory and detrimental state of affairs of beloved Spain, looking only to accumulate riches for their sole benefit anil con-teary to that vow of poverty which they interpret in their own way.
Thauking yon for inserting this letter and enclosing my card.
Tam, ete., 2ist May.
Wo prin though it ie evident "N, N." has enticsly mistaken the purport of "True Spaniard's" frst letter, which was a vigorous protest
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