MESSAGE FROM COLONIAL SECRETARY.

Evening Post, Volume LXVII, Issue 24, 29 January 1904, Page 5

MESSAGE FROM COLONIAL SECRETARY.

(Received January 20, 0.15 a.m.) MELBOURNE, This Day. The Hon. A. Dcakin has received from tho Secretary of Stale for tho Colonies a message similar U> Air. Kvddou's with reference t-i Chinese labour on the Raud. The Premier of New Zealand hns sent the following cablegram to tho AntiAsiatic League, Capetown: — "Earnestly hopo in true inteicsts .South Africa movement introduce Asiatic labour will not succeed. / If such were to be result of great sacrifice iwulc it Mould caiuM) heartburnings and fooling widespread disappointment. No Asiatic can enter this colony Mithout paying ono hundred pounds. Speaking as one knowing Chincsn on goldlleldfi Australia nnd New Zealand, I ag.sert they would bo no use for underground work, and would provo un-clr-situblo colonists every «on«o of word." Tho Wellington Trades Council at its meeting lost night adopted tho suggestion mudo by tlio Post that the Mayor should Ims asked to call a publio mooting of citizen.*) to get an expression of opinion in favour of tho Premier's protest against tho importation of Chinese labour into tho Transvaal. Tho greater part of the- evening was taken up by delegates in d imishing Iho Rand quest inn, ami- itwas decided that if tho Mayor could not xoo bin way to call a. public meeting tho Council should call tho mer-ting. A committoo was set up to m>o tho Mayor and arrange matters. Tho Council is inviting the Piemior, tho Chief Justice, Mr. J. Htitrliennn, .Mr. 11.I 1 . .J. O'llogun, nnd others to address tho mooting. Other Trades Councils in tho colony aro also to bo asked to aruuigu for ximilar meetings,