CHINESE LABOR QUESTION IN SYDNEY.

Press, Volume XXX, Issue 4155, 20 November 1878, Page 2

CHINESE LABOR QUESTION IN SYDNEY.

BlKißorrnKE Kovember 19. iiiffl?fiiiM'piiaifi«iffiiii rtnd .Albiou for fcixe Unto • Cci-oany. &XDSET, 25" .v« mber 10. The Rutorua arrived jeeiwday. Soiled, ttasbj, to-day. [SrECIAI TO TUB " GtOBB."J Sidket, November 19, Trie eeainen of the A.S.X Company struct, owing to the employment of Chinese. It is understood all the bouts will be deeerltd before sailing. There ia interne excitement, and a ereat anti-Chineee meeting was hold vesten The company eaya they must emploj Cuiuese to withstand competition. Later. The seamen's strike ie spreading to the wharfmen of tho company, whose trade is suspended. Tho ore we of all lho compum'a e< earners arriving com ashore. The company refuse to discharge the Chiuaineu, but promise to employ no more. The seamen rofußO to agree to thie and the strike continues. [Per Ringeroou-a, via Bluff.] Melbourne, Noveujtior 13. The pr,posed mission tj i-nglatid has been tho principal topic of t!.e pat week It hi* long been talked it out, but lust week the thief S-ecretarj- brought down a vote for Xs'.ilO on the supplementary estimates f r the oxpensv) of the ("ojiniissiouers. I he i.amesof are not yet meatioued but they are >npt'os»dto t-e M ssra Berry, Pirar on aulSirC. Daffy (Speaker) But in the Assembly -irO. Duffy contradict d tLis st.teinent, sn>ing ho would not in cept «ny o&ce so long ns he was t-peaker A great d al of intcre-tis taken in tue question throughout tin eou; try. Many members nddresjnsr their constituents took tneyr uni that no embassy should proceed to ngltnd until an appeal Lad been madeta the I he reloroa league, however, declared in favor of the mission, one of their arguments being that while squatting and mowtary interests are represented in London the liber.-il party of tbo colony was not. Mil istcr • continue to push on the vote, tmd so far have express d their determination 'o go to Downing street, not with the Reform Bill which passed the Assembly by a large naj iri-y, bnt to ask the Secretary cf ->tate to steo in acd grant such ad as will p event. _de td-lock. anil secure finality in legislation. A'let er fr -vi Sir 'J. McVt hon, read iv tin House, showed he Wi»s offered theAgent-GeiieraKhipby Mr Kr.«ncis, then Premier, bat he declared he could not accept tae p sition with hoi.or while acting as bpeaker, and he to uiuke the chai- , a stepomg-3ton i tooffii'e. rtt the Mayor's >nangural dinner on Saturday night, the Governor made a farewell speech, eayiog he would not leave an enemy behind him.

i he Government want to bring the scsionto a close iv the cour-o of a few days. Proaably prorogiit on will tako place next week. The Mansfield bus ate still at large, and altiouga numerous pulice parties have been ont not a trace of the gtng has been seen. So ■ c ludicrous iuci lents occurred in connection with this atfair. Police fartie., all dressed as bushmeu firei into each ther, and wherever eet-n have be n reported as Kellys' gang. The men were all disguised as mucias possible, all ar'ned with rifl_s aud m mnt'd

The race m-"eting, just closed, has been the most Bui.ce.*sful ever held in .Viel ourne as regards ttend .n-enndfin-incial results, -lo.eupon 4 t.O'JO p opl« were conveyed by tail to the cour -c on the Cup day. The settling ba. be n agaiist hook'naker., a* Calamia was largely b .eked when thaw ights were first issued, nnd <o many favorit a won. .During tbe meeting the d,-ul,l_ l_ord Hry and Lone Hand came off, and was very disistroin. It is said not less than _£i 0 ,000 will change hand' over the meeting.