THE HEATHEN CHINEE IN QUEENSLAND.

Tuapeka Times, Volume V, Issue 223, 9 May 1872, Page 9

THE HEATHEN CHINEE IN QUEENSLAND.

The fuller particulars which have reached us from Northern Queensland with respect to the outrage upon the Chinese at the Clone urry, disclose a state of things almost identical with that which prevailed on the Buckland, in Victoria, thirteen or fourteen years ago. It seems that on the 13th of January about 35 Chinamen left Normanton for the Cloncurry, where they encamped. Nine days later, fifty mounted Europeans charged the Chinese camp, trampling men and " humpies " under foot. At first the Asiatics attempted to beat off the civilised aggressors with home-made spears ; and finding this ineffectual, drew and discharged their revolvers. This caused the brave cavalry to retreat in confusion, and to procure a supply of firearms. At this juncture a commissioner and some troopers arrived upon the scene, and endeavoured to restrain the aggressors, but they were implacable—" the Chinese or we," said they, " will be stretched dead on this grouud before to-morrow's sun is set if they attempt to remain." The commissioner had actually to advice the Chinese to decamp, which they did, under the escort of four or five troopers. Next morning the valiant Europeans, armed to the teeth, started for the Chinese camp, and finding the enemy had beat.a retreat they fallowed up the tracks for thirty miles, but the Chinese had too good a start, and consequently were not overtaken. ; It is to be hoped the Queensland Government will not let the matter rest here. The fifty " braves " who drove away the Chinamen from the Cloneurry ought to be shown that the law is just as supreme in Queensland as in any other part of Her Majesty's dominions, and must be maintained at all hazards. The Marquis of Normanby is too well acquainted with the treaty obligations entered into by the Imperial authorities with the Emperor of China, not to know that the outrage at the Cloncurry is a violent and unpardonable violation of those obligations.

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