A Chinese Mandarin Interviewed.
Fee Press Association. Auckland, April 23 Thomas Ling, a Chinese Mandarin states it is unlikely his report to the Chinese Governme it regarding Chinese coolies at Samoa would re suit in a cessation of the flow cf Chinese to German owned ishnds in the Pacific. Th re are now 1038 Chinese in Samoa and the Chinese Government did not enccurage emigration. The Chinese went on the advice of friends or relations "China" said Thomas Ling is "getting a big army together. but only for defence. We, Chinamen," he added, do not intend to take what not belong to us." Mr Ling was reticent on the subject.cf the poll tax on the Chinese but added he had broached the subjtct of establishing Chinese Consulates inAustialia to Lord Plunket, who favored the idea.
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Inangahua Times, 23 April 1908, Page 4
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