AUSTRALIAN NEWS. By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.

North Otago Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 6630, 1 May 1888, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEWS. By Electric Telegraph.— Copyright. PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.

. Roooired April 80, at 2.45 p.m. Sydney, April 30. The report of the Cbin«so Coinmiaaioneri), who visited Australia and other places to enquire into the well* being of the Chinese, has been published. The report camplains bitterly of the outrageous treatment of the Chinese at Manilla by the Spaniards, aad also by the Dutcti in their possessions, nnd recommemls the immediate establishment of consulates at these places, At Manilla and at Singapore 'the Chinese out-number the Europeans by four to one, and in byduey and it« vicinity the number of Chinese is 10,000. The report speak? in' high tartan of the rich mineral products of Australia, and also of the treatment the Chinese receive, It suggests the establishment of a consulate at Sydney, and also submits a plan for the raising of funds at different foreign ports, where Chinese congregate, for the purpose of conntructinj % warship to protect Chinese Bubjects, The Government tine refused to allow the Chinese who arrived by the Afghan to land in the colony. ' cKecdvod April 30, *t 10.55 p.m.

p.m. Sydwet, April 30. , Hanlan and Kemp are in active

training for tbe race which takes place on tho Parramatta riret* on Saturday. Tbe race ia for L5OO aside. The betting in 6 to 4 on Hanluu. A new gold field has been discovered at Cooma, and eight miles of country have been pegged off.

Melbourne, April 30. Tbo city council have parob»«>od frotu tbo Govoromaot the land vrhei« iho Oity Court stands. 'The prico paid for tbo land was L 140,000 Reooirod April 3), at 11 45 p.m.

Sydnkt, April 30. Tho apparent unwillini>n*)BB nf the British Government to aid tho c >lomox iti their atcompta to exclade the Chiucao from AuHtralia hay giveu rise to a fooling of dipsstief^cdoD, »nd vigorous publio actiou is now contouiplnted in all the AuntraUnn co'ouies. A main meeting to consider the qteikion is non being held hero thi« oruniog. It it aaderaiood the Qorernmeat will rosist the landtag of the Afghan's Ohinoie paeeongerc here ghon'd the Bte»m«r be brought on to this port.

Melbourne, April 30. Ponding tbe receipt of a telegram from tbe New Zealand Government, no action will be tttkco regarding tbe Chinese pacsengert by tht Afghan, booked for thai colony. The Defence Doparfcmenfe h preparing regulation* for the formation of farther resemsin oonncc'ion with the Volunteer force.