CHINESE COMPETITION.

Evening Post, Volume LXVIII, Issue 127, 25 November 1904, Page 5

CHINESE COMPETITION.

PETITION TO THE VICTORIAN PARLIAMENT. [press association.] MELBOURNE, 24th November. A petition on behalf of the Chinese community has been presented to the Legislative Council, protesting against a Bill restricting Chinese competition in industrial trades, and asking that a Select Committee be appointed to consider the question. The petitioners deny that they compete unfairly by underselling their labour, and ask an equal chance to earn a livelihood, and that whatever is done may be done in that spirit of fairness which has hitherto been the boast of every British Legislature. BILL SHELVED. (Received November 25, 10 a.m.) MELBOURNE, This Day. The Council has shelved the Bill intended to place further restrictions on Chinese engaged in the furniture trade. — . i MINISTERS IN THE SOUTH. [BY TELEGRAPH — PRESS ASSOCIATION.] DUNEDIN, 24th November. The Premier .and Sir J. G. Ward arrived in town this evening, and with the Hon. T. Y. Duncan and city members of Parliament attended a smoke concert of ex-contingenters. The Premier, in the course of an address, said the Government recognised its duty to members of contingents, and provided the claims for employment were reasonable they were entitled to preference. 'lhe explanation of no King's Colours having been sent to this colony was that the contingents did not continue in existence as Beparate units of the defence force, but he intended to follow the matter up and secure a flag for each contingent sent to South Africa. INTERVIEW WITH THE PREMIER. [BY TELEGRAPH — OWN CORRESPONDENT ] DUNEDIN, This Day. Mr. Scddon informed a reporter that it "was proposed to open the International Exhibition at Christchurch on Anniversary Day (16th December), 1906. The revenue was keeping up splendidly, especially through the Customs. Ho added that the Land Commission would be set up at a full meeting of Cabinet to be held in the second week in December, and the Commission would get to work immediately.

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