Chinese Take Document from Foreigner Citizens "of nations which have not concluded treaties with China fare facing the danger of having.
passports confiscated by Nationalist Government officials, as well as other varied complications, became known in Shanghai yes-ten lay as the result of this action having been taken recently at Tsingtao against a national of Lithuania, Although a Chinese foreign passport has been issued the Lithuanian in place of his own national document, he is virtually a man without country and marooned in China, as no foreign consul here will grant} him a visa or permit him to enter their boundaries, The case in question was preimitated when a Mr, Shabalin, Lithuanian resident in Harbin, obtained a nationality passport some weeks ago from the Lithuanian consul in that city for the purpose proceeding to Germany as a student. Previous to his departure from Harbin, Mr. Shabalin secured visas from the British, French German, Italian and Swiss consulates: permitting him to visit those countries en route. Having booked a passage on a French line steamer ling from this city on September 26, he left for Shanghai, arri here on September 10.
Finding he would have to wait several weeks for his ship to, sail Mr. Shabalin decided to visit Tsing. tao in the interim and landed there 'a few days later. On presentation his Lithuanian document officials of the Bureau of Public [Safety in that city it was immediately taken up and confiscated.
Under a ruling, apparently, any foreign: passport if issued at seat of government of any foreign nation will be regarded as valid by the Chinese authorities, If the Passport is issued, however, by a consular official of the non-treaty nation, instead of by the Home Government, it will be taken up and 'a Chinese document granted in its tead. This ruling, of course, does. not affect passports issued by consuls of nations which have concluded treaties with Chi [deeply concerned over the peace of {the world, are urging the League of Nations to intervene in the Manchuria crisis, according, toa telegram received here yesterday Ghinese Women's Associations, The telegram, which received prominent display in the Chinese rs yesterday, re "Wonien's international organizations forty million members.deopls concerned world peace beg You ust influence present situation be. referred to League of Nations have wired your Governments notify we. men's organizations, Niven Gourd.'
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