THE CHINESE QUESTION.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXV, Issue 9150, 4 September 1888, Page 5

THE CHINESE QUESTION.

A COLONIAL HOAX. CHECKING THE MONGOLIAN " FLOOD. [press ASSOCIATION.] London, September 2. The rumour that China intends to invade Australia in 1891, when her armaments are completed, is being circulated in England. The Press generally considers that it is reasonable on the part of the Australians to restrict the inevitable flood of Chinese by any means in their power. The Pall Mall Gazette, in an article on the Chinese question, expresses its opinion that the difficulty bars the way to Imperial Federation, and that it may probably lead to political severance of the Australasian colonies and Great Britain. A correspondent writing to the Times says the arrogance of Sir Henry Parkes in dealing with the Chinese difficulty in Australia has led to the rejection by China of the American treaty. The writer further expresses the opinion that Chinese emigration from Hongkong could be checked if proper laws were enforced in Australia. New York, September 2. The opinion obtains here that the rejection of the American-Chinese Treaty by China is due to the amendments made by the Senate in the original.