THE CHINESE.
[By EIiISCTIIIC Tni,Kl!ltAi'K — C'Jl'YltlOllT.] Sydxkv, May S. A. deputation consisting of Chinese residents waited on the I'remier to-day, and pointed ont the unfairness of the Government in not allowing to land those .who had left China believing that by paying a certain sum they would 1)3 permitted to go ashore. The Premier replied that those whose naturalisation papers were fount' to be genuine would be allowed to land. The various shipping companies have cabled to China to stop sending Chinese passengers until the present difficulty about them in the colonies has been settled. The Afghan's Chinese passengers refuse to go to Fiji, and will be sent back to China. Tho number by the Hauroto from NewZealand have been detained, pending the decision of the Government. London, May -1. The Times states that the colonies must abandon recrimination, and act unitedly to secure the exclusion of the Chinese. Dunk.dix, Tuesday. Tho dense fog which prevailed to-day delayed the Te Anau's arrival. She reached Port Chalmers at 2 o'clock, but it was five before she arrived at Dtinedin. Some 200 or 300 persons, mostly young men, with a good sprinkling of the larrikin class, were on the wharf. No attempt was made to land the Chinese passengers, and the officers of the vessel refused to give any information whatever as to their movements. It is expecteil they will be put ashore during the night. Cooktown", May 9. The South Australian Government's resident at Port Darwin predicts an early and unprecedented rush of Chinese to Australian, owing to the conviction held i:i China that the Australian ports will shortly be closed to all Chinese. Auckland, Wednesday. Sir G. Grey will not be able to deliver his promised address on tho Chinese question, as he leaves for Wellington tomorrow. Weixisoton, Wednesday. It is said that the Government, on enquiry, have ascertained that tho ports proposed to be included as infected places in the proclamation relative to the Chinese immigration have really been so proclaimed since 1881, and that therefore there is no need for further action of the kind. Ixvkhcahgill, Wednesday. At the final meeting in connection with the Chinese question, held near the postolliee, one of the speakers denounced the Government for their apathy, and said they were cowardly and eontemptable, and should bo ignominously kicked from olliee. Tile Rev. Mr Stobo urged that Chinamen were quiet, and circulated money by purchasing pigs and poultry from fanners. Tliey were not in largo numbers, and it would be time enough to take action when their presence became an evil. If Chinamen were illtreatod here they liiifht maswure Europeans in China. We should follow golden rule, and "do unto others, &c.," The rev. gentleman's remarks were net well received, one speaker saying that if the Chinese killed Europeans he believed there would not be Chinese left alive in New Zealand 4S hours after receipt of news
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Waikato Times, Volume XXX, Issue 2470, 10 May 1888, Page 2
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