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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 179, 24 April 1908, Page 4

VISIT OF A CHINESE MANDARIN.

I v.::-:r: J I (BV TELEGRAriI—PRESS'ASSOCIATION.) : : ' ;■ ; . . Auckland, April 23. : j •Mr. Thos. Ling, ,tho Chinese numdarini Wha t\ Was sent by tho Chinese Government! to <' Samoa to .'investigate tlio condition of : tlio ■ .1 i Chineso coolies there, stated that it did < not J l appear likely that the report to his Govern-' ,;l I'Merit would result; in any cessation of - tlio : .5 flow of his countrymen into Germau-ownedis- ..■< lands of tho Pacific. Trouble on tlio plantations • ;] hud arisen, owing to. tho agreements failing <j to distingnish between the American.- dollar ■ .'1 and the Mexican dollar of Is. lOd.v Mr. Ling -j :is: satisfied, that the Chief Justice aiid'the : i 'Acting-Governor will remove, tlio, causes..for :j complaint;: There aro now 1038 Chineso iu I Samoa/ Tho Chineso Government did not: on- ■ ■ j courage tho emigration of Chinese,!who went on the advico;of friends; or relatives ; :k' ] I China. , . t Mr; Ling spid China was getting a < big • -I i'army; together, but.it was only for defence/' j '""We Chinamen;" ho added, ■ ,"do not intend ~( to 'tako what does not belong to us. We . have plenty of territory of our own." Mr. >v. Ling was Toticent on tlio subjects of the poll - . I tax on tho Chineso and the boycott of Japan- • eso" goods by' China. He said.lie had j broached the subject of .establishing' Chinese,.. ' Consulates, in Australasia to Lord Plunket, *i who favoured tho idea. ' It . was . hoped ,to ' j have a Consul in Sydney and ono in jSamoa.:. ;j