OUr Auckland correspondent telegraphs: “Mrs Cordes, aged: TO, became seriously ill in Wellesley street to-day and expired before medical aid could be obtained.”
An endeavour is to be made iaxme'l lately to.form- aj branch of the Abti.Asiatio League of New Zealand in v/ellington. The league was formed in Masterton a short time ago by Mr John Cameron, who is its organising secretary. The league is seeking to at- ; >in/ its main objects through Parliament, and, with' a eympathetio Premier in power, hopes to 'amend the Chinese /■at of 1899 by raising the poll-tax £IOO to £IOOO, with an effective ('location test. -“Tf thei Chinese climb '■ or the tax,” says Mr Cameron, “then they won’t get over the proposed education test)/’ LAJel 1 endeavour is also t' be made to get the reintrodkietion rf the Asiatic Restriedon Act of 1896, 4 v which the Royal assent was refused. ?t4si : Act 'concerned other aliens bet* . 1 i
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Te Aroha News, Volume XXVI, Issue 43085, 27 April 1907, Page 4
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