Show THE SIX COMIANESp INSTRUCTIONS ISSUED TO THE CHINESE TO REGISTER A Complete Change of Tactics on the Parjto Athe Chinese Leaders The Notice Yesterday The Herald stated that word had been received here from the Six Companies instructing the Chinese to comply with the law and register On this subject the San Francisco Chronicle says The Chinese Six Companies haVe issued is-sued an order to the Chinese laborers in the city to register The notice was posted up in Chinatown yesterday afternoon They were not told to reg ister under the old law before and this comes as a surprise to those ac qainted with the facts Far from being told to register before be-fore they were told not to register but the companies have changed their minds Following is a translation of the notice no-tice NOTICE TO REGISTER Notice to Chinese laborers to reg later under the new law You have six months time Beg ister now and we will test the law afterwards We notify all laborers to register You have to give the date of your arrival in this country This law was enacted Kuong Suey 19th 9th month 26th day The president of the Untted States signed the bill that day The time expires third month 26th day You have to register inside of these six months at the registration I office and get your certificate of xesi dence One part of the edict in regard re-gard to Chinese labor coming into this country is that merchants women and girls are not obliged to register unless un-less they see fit To register yqu require re-quire one witness Any Chinaman will I answer as a witness It is not necessary neces-sary to get a white witness You require re-quire three photographs No other expenses ex-penses are required If any customhouse I custom-house officer or any person asks an extra fee it is a swindle and you can have him arrested Those who came here before Kuong Suey 7th year are entitled to register all cOming after that time have been smuggled in and I cannot register Kuong Suey 19 12th mo Signed by the Chinese Six Compan iesThe The official stamp of the Chinese Six Companies is not affixed to the edict and they even failed to sign their names There is a very wholesome reason it is alleged because last year 1 they collected a dollar a head from the Chinese and now they dare not tell I them to register without danger of having them demand that the dollar L they paid be applied to their regis tration fee or for fear the Chinese will demand the return of their money for which it is further alleged they received re-ceived nothing in exchange This Is a complete change of fronton front-on the part of the Six Companies |