AUSTRALIAN.

Marlborough Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 314, 4 May 1888, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN.

ADELAIDE SHORT OF WATER SIR HENRY PARKES ON THE CHINESE QUESTION the Victorian” government ARE DETERMINED TO PREVENT THE CHINESE FROM LANDING Per Electric Telegraph—Copyright. United Press Association. Adelaide, May 3. The rainfall this year is the lowest on record. The reservoir for the city and suburbs contains only 60 days’ supply. The wheat export since January exceeds the entire yield of 1887 by 200,000 bushels. Sydney, May 3.

In the Assembly, Sir Henry Parkes said the Government were prepared to take any steps to prevent the introduction of Chinese, and pointed out that the question was complicated by most serious considerations of national policy and self-imposed duty. The Australians, he said, could help themselves, but doing so would necessarily conflict with a most important feature in the Imperial policy, namely Great Britain’s desire to cultivate an alliance with China. Come what may, he thought it was the duty of all the Australian colonies to resist the influx.

At the annual meeting of the Royal Society of New South Wales, special reference was made to the death of Sir Julius von Haast. The Khedive’s Star to members of the Soudan contingent is being distributed.

Melbourne, May 3.

The Government are not clear as to the legality of their action in refusing to accept the poll tax offered by the Chinese, hut at the same time are still determined to prevent them landing. At the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church, a motion was tabled expressing sympathy with the Chinese possessing naturalisation papers not being allowed to land ; also for those from whom tho Government refuse to accept the tax. The Assembly characterised tho action of the Government as illegal.