THE CHINESE QUESTION.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1937, 6 September 1888, Page 3

THE CHINESE QUESTION.

♦ [Pbb Pbbss Assooiatioit.] Washington, September 3, Mr Bayard, Secretary of State, has not yet been officially informed of the rejecting of the Chinese Treaty. London, September 3 " The Times " considers the agitation against the Chinese m Australia merely a political trick. Mr Randolph Want, solicitor for New South Wales m London, is forwarding the proposals of Quong Tart regarding the Chinese question to the Chinese Ambassador. London, September 4. His Excellency Len Ta Jen, Chinese Ambassador m London, is apprehensive that the British invasion of Thibet will lead to the annexation of Thibetan Territory, and thus bring the British close to the Chinese frontier. Having expressed himself to this effect m a note to the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, the Marquis of Salisbury has replied that the British operations m Thibet will be confined to expelling the Thibetans from Sikkim, but the Chinese Minister does not appear to be satisfied with this explanation. It is thought that the objection urged by the Chinese Minister is merely a diplomatic move to enable China ro strengthen her position m dealing with England on the question of the Chinese immigration to Australasia.