THE CHINESE EDICT

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1891, 12 July 1888, Page 3

THE CHINESE EDICT

The Information which we were enabled to publish on Thursday evading regarding the receipt by the Chinese m this colony of an Imperial Wang-tl, or edlot, warning them to be prepared to return to China within three years, m order that the Imperial Government might be left free to take hostile action against England and the oolonletj, if "toeoosßary,* was by many persoDß supposed to be intended as a skit. Ib was no joke, however. The Informstion we were enabled to give waa derived from what we have every reason to helleye la a trustworthy aouroe, and it was published In all seriousness. It will be not'ced from oar Auckland telegrams to-day that confirmatory evldenoe has been obtained from Auckland, where leading Chinese resident a admit the receipt of an order directing them to cease importing, although they deny all knowledge of the reasons for this order. Its intention is, however, obvioan, and pexhapo the Auckland Chinese know more thpn they like to tell.' " From the Wellington* Chinese our direct enquiries only elicited a reluctant admtaiion that some document had* been received, but they would not' disclose its content? to our reporter. Ojar information, na to Its nature wag derived from a person to whom they bad aotqilly shown the document, and explained Its contents. — "Post."