THE CHINESE HORROR.

Evening Post, Volume XXXIV, Issue 69, 19 September 1887, Page 3

THE CHINESE HORROR.

TO THE EDITOR. Sir— ln Saturday's Supplement I noticed a very sensible and able letter by our respected townsman, Mr. H. Fielder, on the above subject. I am glad to obsorvo that at last oar business men are beginning to see that thoy are threatened with a very serious sooial revolution. I must, however, tako exception to Mr. Fielder's first paragraph, whoroin he charges all our would-be legislators with wasting their oloquonco on Adnoational sohemos, land nationalisation, and othor questions of fancy legislation, and steadily ignoring what is rapidly becoming the most serious evil yet felt in our colony. In jnstico to mysolf, allow mo to state- that at ovory ono of my mootings I specially referred to thiH rabjoct, and also in my pamphlet on the land qneittion I (thousands of which I circulated in thin city) i I specially reforred to thin Hubjoet. I may [ also bo permitted to «ay that I have for the past 15 years publicly vpoken and written against this wholesalo invasion of a raco of people so completely oppoiiod to tho Christian raoo in every social, moral, religious and political aspect. Somo 15 years ago a Chinaman was a rarity on tbo West Coast. Now, in somo of tho outlying gullies they have completely ouittod tho miners. In San Francisco, and in noarly every State in the Union, tho yollow agony, as it is called, is a burning question, and I warn our citizens that the timo is now oomo when thoy ought to tako the matter in hand, ere it be too late. The question affects every industry in tho colony, and now that the subjoct is publicly touched I trust those interested will take the matter in hand, get np a pnblio meeting, and havo a petition prepared and prosontcd to Parliament, praying that the Legislature may deal with the subject at onoe. Apologising for trespassing, I am, &c, William McLean. Wellington, 19th September, 1887.

The Now Zealand Shipping Company has been advised that the R.M.B. Kaikoura, from this port, arrived at Eio on Friday, all well; also, that the Rimutaka left Capetown on Saturday last, for Wellington. The members and friends of the Southern Cross Lodgo are reminded by advertisement that the usual fortnightly sooial gathering, postponed from last Tnosday, will take place to-morrow evening. On the following Tuesday thero will be a grand concert and dramatio porformance, partioulats of whioh will be advertised daring tho week. It is expected there will be a good muster of the friends.

Mr. Henry Hanson Turton, a very old settler, died somewhat suddonly at his residence, Guildford-tcrroce, Thorndon, last night, at the age of 69. Mr. Tnrton firet came to the colony as a Weßleyan missionary prior to 1840, and laboured for many years among the natives- 1 at Kawhia and other places on the West Coast of tho North Inland. Ho came to Wellington in 1874, and waß for many years employed in the Native Office, whero his knowlodge of the Maori language and customs was very valuable. Ho retired about four years ago, and has since that resided in Wellington. Ho leaves five sons and four daughters, all grown up. During ono of tho intervals at the performance of "Fedora" this evening tho orchestra will play "The Jubilee March," composed by Mr. Gcorgo Robertson, of this city. Mr. Robertson is busily engaged writing an orchestral piece, dedicated to Signora Majeroni, which will bo performed in the Opera Houho next week. Detective Chrystal this afternoon arrested a woman named Li/.zio Brady on a charge of stealing a watch from the house of Mr. Thomas Bransgrovo, Upper Willis-streot. The watch is said to be the property oi John Shaw, son of Mr. E. Shaw, solicitor. A gentleman while walking on tho reclaimed land to-day, picked up a bundle of about 40 old telegrams in tbe neighbourhood of tho Telephono Exchange. On damming them, thejr proved to be some of the Government copies which were scattered about after tho Post Offico fire. Consumption-, Bho.nwiitib, Jlxd Oekeral Dknn.iTT will yield quicker to the regular use of " Scoti-'h Emulsion ok Cod LivkbOil with HypoI'llll,l'iiiiks." than any other remedy known to mHfcal Hcienoe. Read the following :— " I hare pjv crilv'd • Scott's Emi'miiov' and hiive alao taken it inv-''lf , and can fully endorse the opinion that it U both palatable and efficient, and can 1 c tolerated by nlmout any one, especially where Cod Liver Oil itself cannot be borne." MABTIJf MII.KB, M.D., &C , Staotonbury, Bucks, Enf». Large and small bottles at all Chemists, 4b 6d and 2n 6d. For continuation of rending matter see fourth