CHINA DOUBTFUL

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 108, 29 December 1931, Page 5

CHINA DOUBTFUL

(Press Assn.-

relations discussed at pacific conference INTER-MARRIAGE DEFENDED

-By Telegraph — Copyright.)

WELLINGTON, Monday. Mr. H. F. von Haast, returned this morning after more than three months' absence at tbe Conference of the Institute of Pacific Relations at Shanghai. During the Conference Mr. von Haast was asked to outline the attitude of the New Zealand Government toward continued immigration restrictions against aliens from the East. It was felt by the Chinese that New Zealand was not as friendly toward China as it should be, and that the poll tax was an indignity to which nations should not be subjected. Some of the delegates were in sympathy with these sentiments said Mr. von Haast, and agreed with the plea that the poll tax should be removed. The whole question of racial miscegenation was handled by the conference and several intresting examples of inter-marriage between Europeans and Chinese were quoted, the results of which had proved entirely satisfactory. It was felt by some delegates that greater attention should be paid to the scientific investigation of this question, and. arrangements were made to have a further discussion upon it. It was thought that the old idea that halfcasts absorbed the vices of both races and the' virtues of none might be found unsound. Mr. von Haast said that members of the Conference were agreed that the subject should be given more scientific analysis.