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CHINESE INFLUX

» , (Per Press Association.) London, May 22 Sir Henry Parkes, Premier of New South Wales, has cabled to Mr EJ. Heaton, M. P. for Canterbury, that ninetenths of the population of that colony support tho Government m the direction of preventing an influx of Chinese. He also states that the Legislative Council are certain to agree to the Bill. The Chinese difficulty m Australia is causing a great deal of attention here. The " Morning Post " considers that the isolated action of the New South Wales Government lacks weight, and that they should have co-operated with the other colonies. Sydney. May 22, In the Legislaive Assembly to day, Mr G. R. Dibbs, member for Murruinbidgee, gave notice of motion of a direct vote of censure on the Government m connection with their action m dealing with the Chinese question. The motion requests the withdrawal of the Chinese Bill introduced by the Government. As the motion is considered one of want of confidence m the Government the House at once adjourned. At the anti-Chinese demonstration to-night, it was resolved to petition the Legislative Council to pass the Chinese Restriction Bill. The Council of the Federated Seamen's Union have decided to request all maritime organisations to substitute European instead of Chinese labor, and also that San Francisco and Chinese boats should be requested to do the same. Adelaide, May 22. The Hon 8. Playford, Premier and Treasurer, has communicated by cable with Sir H. Atkinson, Premier of New Zealand, asking if that colony can be represented at the Chinese Conference by a member of the Executive Cooncil, (Received May 23, 12.40 p m ) Melbourne, M»y 23. The Chinese detained passengers whe paid the poll tax are being landed. Auckland, May 22. A petition from the Chinese residents oi Auckland, protesting against the pro posed anti Chinese legislation, was signed and forwarded to Wellington yesterday. The- Rev Mr Baiter, Wesley an minis cer Farnell, Auckland, m his sermon on Sunday evening, referred to what had appeared m the public prints during the past week, on the threatened influx oi Qhinoso, Speaking on the question from a moral point of view. Mr Baiter observed that it did not behove us to raise the cry of immorality against the Chinesa till we had firtt purified our own morals ; and stated that there was enough immorality amongst us m our large cities, between the lioure of Buneet and eunriae, to make many a mother and sister tremble could they but know how th*ir husbands and brothers were engaged. With regard tt the opium traffic, we ourselvels forced thai upin China, to our lasting shame, be ii said ; and, as to the use of intoxicating liquors among them, the less we said abo'it that, perhaps tho better for our own credit. On the whole it may be said, that the people who have raised such an outcry, and even gone the length of insults and personal ab".se against the unfortunate ( hiuose, m our neighboring colonies, are the very cla-s who need to 'look more at home, and reform their own abuses, beforo interfering with tha liborties of others who are, to say the least, no worsa, with regard to morals, than themselves. MrJSaltor said ha had worked among the Chinese m the South Island, and could testify to their having feelings and senti ments equally as sensitive as our own, and quite as sueceptible to good influence* and noble impulses as we are ; and cited tho case of a Chinamen giving voluntarily almost tho only shilling he could spare towards tho support of an English friend man Enslit-h Hospital. Speaking politically, Mv Salfcer also obseived that it waiunpardonable imprudence, to say the least, to make any chow of hostility towards the Chinese nation at ihe present moment — just when all nations are arming to the teeth, aa it were, and on the very verge of what threatens to bo an altnoßt universal war, A worse time could not have been chosen ; and thon. also, what about all nur English missionaries who are laboring m China ? What will that nation think of, our boas' ed Christianity and civilisation, when they hear of the atrocious show of violence— nay, actual violence — shown to her countrymen, | whloh, If we carry on any further, will be an everlasting blot on the fair fame of Britain, In conclusion, Mr Saltor also remarked that, though he was not m favor of any incrc&aa to our present Chinese comoauuity, yet our politicians were not going about the work of a reform m this great question m a just and reasonable manner, and he ventured to propound a soheme whloh he thought would at least have the advantage of -honesty and fair dealing. 1 Abolish the poll tax altogether, whioh the rev. gentleman observed was a disgrace to the British nation, aod only a step removed from slavery. 2, Limit the number of Chinese emigrants to our Bhorea. 3 Have a Chinese Consul m each island— North and South — who would attend to all affairs regarding their number and health, and settlements, etc 4 As one of the great objections by our working c'ttisea appear to be that the Chinesa come Into i the country with a few pounds m their i pockots, and go out with, maybe, a few ' hundreds (which, by-fcho way, is a praotioo not confined to Chinese only) then pub a tax upon all the money they take oat of the colony, over and above what they brought m with them, and whloh would certainly be much leas objectionable m its character than the obnoxious poll-tax. Mr Salter oonoluded by exhorting all to remember and act upon the golden rale, "Whatsoever things yp would that men should do uuto you, do ye aluo unto them' —a rule of conduct whloh a ofyilised nation like Britain, with representatives m almost every corner of the globe, cannot afford to Ignore.— « Herald."

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Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1848, 23 May 1888, Page 2

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CHINESE INFLUX Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1848, 23 May 1888, Page 2

CHINESE INFLUX Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1848, 23 May 1888, Page 2

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