A Chat With Hanlan.

"I should like to know your opinion about the present position of affairs with resgard to the sculling ohampionship ?" — "I do not care to say much r.bout the matter at the prescut time ; but I think they might have given me a cut in with tbe others." "-Had you any intimation that Kemp wai tn oh allonge Beach in the erent of his winning ?"—" Yes, before Kemp's challenge was published." i "Why did you not take tbeooursn he has taken ?"— "I did not wish it to be said of me that I had scoured tbe ohimpionship by suoh means. I prefer to row for it if they will ooly give me a fair show." " Why did you not challenge Kemp ?" — " They might have let me in there." " How do you staud with your matches now?"— " Well, in the event of Kemp winning the match with Clifford I shall have to pull them both, but it Kemp loses I shall only have to pull Clifford for tbe ohampionship." "And then you have a match with Trioketc at Rockhampton ?"— " Yes, I like the idea of meeting him again." " Have you planned out any oonrse for yourself after the match comes off?"— I shall be prepared to make a matoh with ■Smart's unknown. "I »DB you have an 'unknown' yourself?" —"Yes ; and lam prepared to make a matoh for him with any one in the colony, to be rowed within six months, for either £1000 or £2000. "Whoiahe?"— "Teemer." "Do you like him better than Gaudaur ?" — " He has proved himeelf a better man ; and, moreover, he is anxious to come to the colony." 11 What do you think of Beaoh's retirement ? "—"" — " X oan hardly understand it." "You retired after you beat Triokettand Layoouk ?"— " Yes, beoause 1 could get no matches on ; but Beach can get as many as he deßires." "And you returned to the game again ?" — " Yes ; beoause as soon aa they heard I retired those who thought they hadaohance against me begau to 'halloa and belt.' I had challenges from Triokett, Boyd and Rose." " And yon immediately accepted them?" '< Yes, and soooped the whole three." "I don't think the course Beach has taken will enhnnoe bis popularity."—-' X don't believe a fingle Australian approves of the course taken by Beaob, but of conrse Beach is not to be hold responsible. He bos been ill-advised though." "You must think there is an earnest deaire on the part of Australians to keep the championship here?"—" Very naturally so ; and I admire them for it." " What do you think would have been tho better course for Beach to have pursued f"—"H«M what might appropriately bo termod a Centenary Regatta ; given 'he championship, and £1000 I have no doubt would easily have been raised for 1 prize money." " Do you think any of the English and American scullers would have taken part ?" — " lam almost sure Gaudaur and 'leemer would have oome, and I also would u»v e had a try for the ooveted honour. It would have been the meaDS of bringing about one of tbe grandest regattas ever held in this part of the world. Bench could have been referee and had entire oontrol," " You seem to keep wonderful form 1" — "My form is indeed wonderful, The race I pulled with Beaoh the other day proves me to ba a better man than ever I was,"

Oar roadera sre reminded that Mr Kirkwood's studio will bo open during nil the Chriatmaa and New Year holidays, Those wishiug to have their photos taken should avail t .enuolvca of the opportunity while the cheap rites 1.-int. Firat olssa work will be done at the following prioea : Carte size, 10s 6d per dor an ; Cabinet?, 17« 6d,-Advt. Speaking at a largely attended anti. Chinese meeting hold in tho Colliugwood (Viotoria) Town Hall on the evening of the sth inst, Mr John Potts, a delegate from the North Queensland Anti-Chinese League, said that in BOine northern towns thore were as many as 10 Chinese to one European, and these wero sent to Australia by a sort of slave aydicate in China, which forwarded agents with each 1) at all to ooiioot a percentage of their earnings, The wives and families of the emigrants were held as hostages for the payment of a tithe of their wages, and worn punished and sometimes killed when the emigrant did not pay the igont of the syndicate A member of the South Australian Legislature, he mid, had admitted to him that this was so, and that ho was negotiating with Mr Wah Lee, of that city, to import Chinese for his plantation. It had been olaimed that it would be unconstitutional to refuse to admit Chinese to these Bhorei, but he considered that the same argument might a« safely have been raised when Canada seized the American fishing boats whioh crashed in her fulling grounds.