Hongkong, Sept. 13.
The. Hongkong Government Gazette publishes an executive order of the President of the United States governing the entry of alien seamen into that country,! which. is" intended for public information the account maritime: relations between Hong: Kong and the United State: According to the Gazette, alien} Seamen who are found to be bona fide entering the ports of the United States solely in the pursuit of their calling as seamen may be admitted temporarily in the discretion of the Secretary of Labour fand under regulations prescribed by him without passports visas if arriving in the United States in the following circumstances:—
(1) As seamen who were members of the crew of an American vessel which has "been sold and Aclivered abroad, when the contract of employment provides for the return of the crew or the law or the laws of the, United States provide for their return American port; (2) As individual seamen returned to the United States in accordance with the terms of the articles of the outward voyage; (3) As shipwrecked or castaway seamen rescued by or transferred a vessel bound to an American ports (4) Ag alien American seamen who are Consular passengers or are yopatriated without expense to the United States Government, following and in accordance with—the terms of their discharge in a for eign port before an American conular officer, but who, for any rea-gon, can not be considered as sorv~ ing' as seamen on the vessel on which they arrive at an American port, The Gazette further says that, if such alien seamen arrive at a port in the United States as mem-dors of a crew sent forward by the owners to take delivery of a vessel in such port and for the purpose of navigating such vessel to its foreign home port, they may present a group transit certificate jesued by consular officer in accordance with Section 3 (3) of the Immigrotion Act of 1924 under such regulations: as the Secretary of State and Secretary of Labour may
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