SOUTH AFRICA.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 25, 30 January 1904, Page 3

SOUTH AFRICA.

r CHINES® IN THE HAND. LONDON, Jan. 28. Sir Henry Canipbell-Bannerman, Leader of the Lilx'rul Party, speaking at (ilasgow, declared that il was shameful that hundreds of liritisJi workmen were returning from Smith Africa weekly, <vhilc Chinese were welcomed. The St. Jan it's* Gazette bays that Mr Soddon has aai admirable faculty of thinking imperially, hut perhaps rather to excess on some obvious occ&sions, wihen to think locally would be a virtue. Received 29, 10.30 p.m. CAPETOWN, Jan. 2!>. Consternation prevails in Johannesburg at tbe proMjwcts of a British Parliamentary discussion on the Chinese ordinance. The principle involved creates a fear of disapproval, irrespective of the merits of the measure, anid there is a strong objection to the idea that a Colonial Act should tie subjected to Bonne Parliamentary revision. LONDON, Jan. 29. '"iSjc Times, commenting on Mr l,ytjtelton's cablegram to Mr StUrlon, jappl.wjdK his wisdom in following the salutary rule of the least intcrfer■eirice. The journal considers the Cliinese ordinance bears very evident .sigins that some influence was exerted by a consideration of the objections so forcibly urged by Mr Sedition.