ANTI-CHINESE LEGISLATION.

Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 266, 23 May 1888, Page 5

ANTI-CHINESE LEGISLATION.

Horn: Konu, May 17. THE FEELINCJ IX CHINA. The Chinese Impciial authorities are gicatly inhaled at the leccnt action of the Austi.Uian Co\ eminent s in attempting (o exclude Chinese fuvn the several colonies, behe\ ing that ->uch action is meant as a dehbciatc atteinpblo compel the Biitish (io\ eminent to propose negotiations for a shnilai treaty to that recently conclude:! at Washington between the (io\ernnicnts of the United States and China. It is aigued that England cannot compel Chi ia to ' onform to &uch a treaty owin^' to the existing international obligafioiib between the two countries, and that China could onl)< be a party to such a tieaty on a compensation bas-is. Taking Ameiica as a in-eeedent, the Chine&e j)assongcrs now on their \\ay to Australia sliould be allow eel to land, ha\ing left, this countiy under the moral protection of the existing laws, and none should be detained oi sent back until .=uch time as fair waminu is given that the Australian colonies aie to be closed to the Chinese for the future.

London", May 17. LOR!) CAKKIXGTON'S POSITION. )n the House of Coramoib, in reply to «i question, Loid Knut->foid stated thot Loid Cat liiv^ton. (Unoinor of jS'cw South Wales, had not been instiuetcd by the linpcnal do\ eminent to \eto the Chinese Kestiiction Act now under the consideration ot the New South Wales Legislatmc.

A QUESTION IX PARLIAMENT. Lo.Nnos", May 18. Sii John (ioist, Political Secretary to the Jiuha ofiicc, in replying to Mr Howard Vincent, said that (.Jovcrnmcnl wcic ii"t, at (he jjie'-entj time, prepnied to clitelose %\hat ])ioj.»ie-> li;id been made^ith the negotiations «-vuh ChiiitV concerning the Australian diillculty.

S\i»i,v, May 18. The Government intend to appeal apiint-t the decision oi ihu Court in tlic case of the Chinese pat>-cnnci:> detained on boaid the .steameis Afghan and T&inan, «ho arc not allowed to land pending Ihedeci&ion of the Appeal Court. The captains of the steamers named waited on Admiral Fairfax to day and laid the matter before him. The Admiral replied that it was a question for the Colonial CJ o\ eminent* to determine, and that he could do nothing at present.

bvnM'/y, May 19. The Chinese pafctenc;ers htave been landed without any disturbance.

THE VICTORIAN VIEW. j\lELßoni\h, this day. All the newspapers heve severely criticise the action and attitude of Sir Plenry L'arkes on the Chine&c question.

IioiUKT, May 18, EXCITEMENT AT lIOBART. ThoChincsc passcngcvo detained on board t,ho hteanievb in the harbour cxpicss themsel\o confident that they will ultimately triumph, and that, they will be allowed to land. Viiblic feeling ii. the city isslvongjly excited, and a lar»o number ot pv)liec are bcinrj held in readiness to quell any disturbance that may arise. Such of the detained Chinese passengers as me in possession of exemption certificates will he landed at throe o'clock to-morrow morning.

Mr J. J. Irving, of Ban Francisco, has wiitten to Australia announcing an effective method of destroying rabbits by innoculatin<; 1 them \\ ith virus, which kills? in bhreo day.-. b\nty Lhoiiwmd verc clc&Uoyed in a [ month by this means.