THE CHINESE QUESTION.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1750, 14 June 1888, Page 1

THE CHINESE QUESTION.

Sydney, June 11.

The Chinese residents of the different colonies ore uuiting to meniurialise the Conference on the hardships they are undergoing. T «„ June 12.

; , Fifty-eight Chinese Will be sent back to Hong-Kong by the steamer The men are greatly excited, and Quong Tnrt, ! whohas acted as mediator tlirongt.out ihodifficultyjjMP of opinion, ,tliere will be troubloaud possibly loss of; life-6u the voyage back. . . t The Chinese passengers detained;. on board Hi*Changfdu n m'ade.| a (temperate attempt to e'ffe'cf'a 'binding thisafternoon. After a shdrt struggle'the police succeeded in quollJDg'the disturbance. '' The Chinese Conference opened to-day. The Press were notrarlmit'ted.' >Sir Henry P»rkea was chosen President. iMr Playford, Premier of South Australia, g»»e notice of a aeries of resolutions wliich he thought would comprehend all the business. It is expected that the 1 Conference will conclude its sittings on Thursday. The suggestions cabled'some days since by Lord Knutsford to the Premier of Soufc'i Australia, were'read at the Chinese Conference to-day. They, were generally disapproved of as! not being ; worthy of consideration. The most m * ten *1 "point ia that the clonics should mnko_ their (legislation against the Chinese of a similar character to that wliich might be made to apply to subjects of Germany,' Prance, or any other fereign nation visitii g the colonies. Mr Playfbrd'a resolutions, of whieh notice w»b given: to-day,, indicate the /necessity■-■ of > stringenj; but ! moderate . tneiiaureß.to ! restrict the immigration of Chinese. It has, been, suggested by the several Australian delegates, as a basis of further discussion, ttyit a pilll tax of £3O shotfld be'imposed, ! and that the tonnage allowance be increased to one Chinese for 'every tWo hundred tons.

London. I 'June 10.

In the discussion on the' Chinese question, Lord; o'irnarnui spoke; in a most friendly manner of Australi", spying that if he wore au Australian he would never allow his country to become tbe receptacle for Mongolians.