AGITATION IN THE SOUTH BOYCOTTING JOHN CHINAMAN UNKNOW

Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 262, 9 May 1888, Page 5

AGITATION IN THE SOUTH BOYCOTTING JOHN CHINAMAN UNKNOW

\ ma-- inteniv. wa- lv Id in l'o-r Ollicl t u,ue, tlii- attemooii, In coii-idii w hat -top- -hoiild Io t ken to pie\e'it t'ne ( hui -i" 1 o i ho,u i the Tl Am in landing at the lUuil on Wonda\ o\<i 300 "tie ]Mi-iiit. and the M,i\oi pie-idid The to'iowiML u- Union- vut iiiiainniou^h t ai i ii.il —• Mo\e 1 I>\ Mi -1 t- W.ikl, M!! 11 , — ( otuled !>\ Mi I Josh, '" ! hat m tin on.iiiiiii ut the 111 it i—li i > Ion t *in t hi(oloin it i- mipeiatnt thai 'iitnn[ii -u pbe takm l>\ the ( >o\ei nmenl to jiie\ent the lp'ln \ of i hme-i 1 , ih'ir 'hi- mi i'tnv_: \ieu - w nil appiLhuwon i i*. tact that -o lai m 1m 1 a n i'i\bei or (. iinif-e an ihnu! lo land, and t,,at iLpK-eniaiion 1)\ w n lie inadi to the (.o\einnu'nt, \utli the Mfu oi taking iinthei -tcp- to pie\ ent runliu -hipiißiiti>. liii: Im ou^lu to tiie eolom ' Mo\'jl In Mi I Melnto-h, -i • -Mided i)\ Mi U Fi-lai " That a lt_le'_:iaiu be -ent to tin I'ieniHi that 100 1 hme-e aie anninu tioiii li' 1 at '\w !>lutl on Momla\, th.'l .lie li'-id'iit- (ia\i tin in lp ot tin I io\ ci niiit nt to pie\ > nt tln.ii l.mdinu heie andaiedftfuninLd.it iv.te---.ilJ. tn leject th'Mll b\ toi cc \lo\eiJ l>\ \li \\ . .i>l, -' eonded I\\ y a)it,iin Ihown, ' That a- the rune lianunedvi 1m n the Air_rl < »\on iaei' ot New /Laland -hmild make a -land air.tiii-t tin in\a-ion<U tlun -hoic- !)\ a ho-t ot Mou uohan b.u h.u l.in-. the meeting ]>lcd<^e-. n -elM'i boycott ,in\ jiei-on oi p(i-un-\\ho employ oi deal wirh the -aid l ace, and tuitlieimoie, tii it a feu of oui number tonn oui-fhc- into a \*milanee Committee to cmy thi 1- out Itwa-al- ) ie-ol\cd that theMa;oi- or lii\cicjuu;i:l and ( ampbeil town and the Chairman ot Ihe Klutt i [inboui ]soaid toi m a N'l^ilanee. Committee, with powei to add to then numbei, tor the pm po-c of iniaiding the mteic-t -, oi i>i lti-h Lolom-t- a;^.uii-t the intUi\ ot ( hme-c . Se\ .J al -pol *•-t lonely in ta\om ot toiu i«1 o H-i->t<uiL( in the e\u)L dI the 'vo\cinment deehnin^ to inn iteie. Mi F. \Y \\ilmott in\itfd ihe eiti/en-, to meet to niiji' to oioant-e pioeeedm^,iii(l j»io\ide f'U a -peeial tiain to the lUuil. and the Ma)O' lia^ been a-ked to pioelami a holida\ on Mond.n foi that puipo-e. The lollownif; teleLiiam lia- bei n -.ent b\ the May)i, Mi (>. F \\ ad, to the<<o\ein mint —"At a ma-- meeting heic to daj ic-olution-, wine pa--ed iiionijr upon the <.o\ eminent, the impeuitixc nece^-it) of pit'\ontin^ the ( lune-e on hoaid (he To Anau bem^ allowed to lan 1. Immen-e (.nthu-i.i-in u,i- -how n, and \w tu.ii that un le-s -tep 1- aie taken tin [n ople heie w ill take the law into tin n own hand? 'uxt ioioil»I\ pie\i.iit then l.mdniLr- Ai lan^ement 1- aie 1 m i n*_r made toi nundjei.- to pioc ced to the 151i.1l by tiam loi tin-, pmpo-e, .aid ue ,i]< bcin(n -pi'ij.dl} iei|iie-tcdlo ippeal <o tin, (.o\ eminent to -topChiue-e landini, Wi( h (Jie \ lew ut pio\onLin>x complication, I bo lil\c .u tan^umont- could bf made t(; keep tliem in rjtiaiantine oi afloat in the IJlufl hailfoui until the op:x)iMiiut\ oecui -, Lo -a\([ them back.

About 500 peihOiH .lUondod tho <uihChiiH'^o nit cliiKj; tin- afternoon, it u.i^ -Utcd thai, the TUilway Dop.u tincnt 10 *u^ud .i -.poci.il Li.iin lot winch money li<i s ; been collect <;f|, to enable iho a^ii.iLor •- to '^o | to the Jilull to morrow to piev< nl. (ho land in^-oi ihe Cinnoo. A tew ,iio \etyintompoiaUi, but it i^ not that tlic majoiity arc inclined to violate the law. ! Piobably the H.-M will proceed to the port in the morning, and doubtless a Uu^o munbei 1 of tho-e inteiesled will also go. A dole^atio'i went to the Blnfl thib afterI noon to u[> the people againi-t the I Chinese.

CnnisTCiirKCii, May 5, .Mr . I. . Joyce has sen 1/ Che following teleto the I'rcmicr X the Chinese question — '' Lyttelton elector request that protection be made against inipoi tation of CJhincsc. If New South \ v alo.-> i'lemiei can l>ie\ent Chinese landing in that colony, ->uiciy New Zealand should not be a receptacle foi people who^c social and moial habits aie opposed to European civilisation."