Order from. Nanking to Stop Alleged Scandal Nanking, Jan. 25.
The alleged scandal of Chinese merchants and citizens living in Shanghai and other foreign concessions trying to evade their legal obligations by repudiating their own nationality and claiming foreign naturalized citizenship having been brought to the attention of the Central Authorities, the Ministry of the Interior in a dispatch to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the various provincial and municipal governments requests that the responsible local authorities concerned Should be instructed not to grant any application for denationalization except in strict accordance with the Chinese Nationality Law and upon the presentation of a guarantee signed by two bons fide Chinese. merchants having domicile in the particular locality.
All. such eases must also be ferred to the Ministry of the Interior for final decision, Continuing, the dispatch points out that according to Article 12 of the Chinese Nationality Law, no application for denationalization from the following classes Chinese citizens shall be granted:—1—Those attaining the age for military conscription servies.
2—Those of age for active military service, '3.—Those serving in the Government's military or civil departments.
Moreover, Article 13 of the same Law provides that the following classes of persons may not be de-
1.—Those suspected or accused of crimes.
2—Prisoners who have not yet served their sentences.
5.—Defendants in a civil suit, 4—Those who have been declared bankrupt.
5—Thoee sentenced to the penalty of death.
6—Those who have failed to pay Government taxes.—Kuo Min,
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