ANTI-ALIEN

Evening Post, Volume LXXXVII, Issue 151, 27 June 1914, Page 7

ANTI-ALIEN

CALIFORNIAN LAND LAW • UNITED STATES AND JAPAN. CORRESPONDENCE PUBLISHED. (By Telecrapli.— Press Association.— Copyright.) WASHINGTON, 25th June. The diplomatic correspondence between the United States Government and Japan over the California, Anti-Alien Land Law, which has been published simultaneously in Washington and in Tokio, by agreement, between the two Governmentg, lias disclosed the fact that a, new treaty wab discussed as one way of meeting Japan's protest against what the correspondence characterises as "essentially unfair, insidiously discriminatory, inconsistent with the sentiment of good neighbourhood, inconsistent with the Treaty now in force, and an abridgment of the vested rights." Japan protested against "a provision of the Californian law which is mortifying to the Government and people of Japan." As late as 10th June the Japanese Ambassador left wiln Air Bryan (United States Secretary of State) " instructions ' from ToUio that the projected Tieaty would tend to create new difficulties", and that the Government was disinclined to continue negotiations, and would prefer to recur to the correspondence which had been iniermpted. NORTHERN UNION FOOTBALL •■ " ■♦ ENGLISH TEAM DISPLEASED. TEST MATCHES. (Hy teletnph.^-Vteaa Association.— Copyrisht.) (Received June 27, 9.45 a.m.) SYDNEY, This Day. The Northern Union English footballera ftro displeased aWhe transforming of last Saturday's Brisbane malch from a test match England v. Australia to England v. Queensland. The team will now have to play three tests in eight days, which will involve a great handicap. It is stated that there is no power to alter the rule, and that the team must play short, in the event of players being injured. A MAD KING'S ATTIRE ■»■ — ' — MOST VALUABLE IN THE WORLD. (By Ttlegfaph.— iPrcps Association.-— Copyright.; (Received Juno 27, 1.10 p.m.) NEW YORK, 26th June. What is believed to be the most valuable suit of masculine attire- in existence was bought here by Anita Keoch, of Stuttgart, Germany. It is valued at 20,000 dollars, and was made for the late mad King Otto of Bavaria. 'The coat, waistcoat, and trousers are embroidered with gold and silver, and on the coat are said, to be a thousand pearls. •' ... trr: i NEW DOCK FOR HULL OPENED BY THE KING. (By Telegraph.— Press Association.— Copyright.) (Received June 27, 1.10 p.m.) LONDON, 26th June. The King opened tho new dock at Hull, built at a cost of three millions. The Hon. T. Mackenzie (High Commissioner for New Zealand) and many New Zedlanders ana Australians were present.