THE CHINESE INFLUX. THE DETENTION OF THE CHINESE RULED TO BE ILLEGAL.

Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 266, 23 May 1888, Page 4

THE CHINESE INFLUX. THE DETENTION OF THE CHINESE RULED TO BE ILLEGAL.

Syonm, May 17. In* the Supreme Comt today. ni<;umont vn<! heard on an application to make a mlo ni*i absolute for a writ of /ifi/>tii» io»v>»^ in tlie ca^o of the Chinese p.i^^ensiorh l>> the Afghan and Ttinan detiimnl hero. The Court, heM thai, the ("o\ eminent had no power io dolam t,'>e men, ,md that they weieilleeally ke]i( in eu-(od>, , and an older A\a^ made l)y the Comt lor then iekw^o.

opinions ov Tin: r.r.iTisu pkkss I, un no\, Ma\ 16. 'J'ho <<v >t. Janie>V(<a/eMe," mi he eotir-e or mi attiole on ihe C'laiu^e dillu ult> in Auti alia, say-^ that England intht accept Sir Homy Paikes's ultimatum, aad thoat titiulc assumed by the Au-tiahan colonies de sci\ es the and Mipport ot F.n<4 land. jSlo^t of the jnners achotate (he application by Australia ot Uic teiiu^ of the AuKiienn-Chinesc ti\at\ a^- a solution ot the Chinese dithcuhy. The " Echo,"' m the coin -c ofanaitie'e on. t\w Chinese ditlieuit v, -a\ •« the coloiuemibt tumlyresi t any di-pla\ df .^hittiiH>^on the y&\\ of tl c hnjional (Jo\ovnmon( on the matter. Tho " Stanilaul ' v-a\ i - ) on the Chinos question, that theie i^ oni> one eoui-e to be pursued bythe Lolonit?*., and that i--, it the Chinese immi '4 ration e\eeecK the HLce?^>Uie> of tho colonies, they ate old enough, and sliould be ?ironu I'lion^h. to -eltle the diihculty to their on 11 tatiataction.

I'ROTT.^T FUOM CHINA LotJ Salixluu y ha^ nveived a caMe rac^au'o from the Unne-e (io\ouiincnt ]ivotc*tin»> n^uiiw. iho action ot i.lie Au<tialinn colonies in exelnJini; tlio C hiiK--t.. The dcoj\uch ui^ls- the But^h LM>\oininnit to inipie-s upon the colonies the neco-^UN of maintaining c\i^ihi;_r lun\ ?, ami pcmitt ing the C lunc?c 10 lan . in av-vuidanoc with ticaty oblijja'ion^ between (heat JUitain ami C hina.