THE CHINESE QUESTION.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 8209, 14 June 1888, Page 2

THE CHINESE QUESTION.

i [By Electbic Tbleqbaph.—Copyeioht.] '; ' •,; (Pbb Peess Association.) '"'■■■ SENT BACK TO CHINA. , .- Stdnet, June 13. a (Btodved June 13, at 1.20 p.m.) r The Guthrie has sailed with 85 returna a Chinese. 6 " THE CHINESE CONFERENCE. ; The reasons given for not admitting the pree : to the Chinese Conference were that the Vie 0 torian delegates were anxious to quickly returi \ and that if the press were admitted set speeche would be delivered and the conference undal protracted. Both the Herald and Telegrapi condemn the course adopted as wilfully destroy Q ing the influence and power of the conference. s Mr Fysh (Tasmania) said that he was willin, r to co-operate with the other delegates; but, bo fa ns Tasmania was concerned, the Governmen there1 thought that further restrictive legisla tion was unnecessary. If the conference de r cided on the point in the affirmative, then th Tasmanian Parliament may agree to a mor restrictive measure. - Hs considers the action o the Home Government'perfectly correct, am he saw no reason for complaint. Mr Gillies, Premier of Victoria, favourei 1 limiting the influx, but thinks that the diplo J matic influence of England would effect mor than any drastic measures proposed by the con ference, . . : • ■ (Received June 14, at 1.35 a.m.) The Chinese Conference to-day agreed to thi following resolutions: — " That the further restriction of Chinesi y immigration is essential to the welfare of th people of Australasia." " That the necessary restrictions will bo bes ! secured by diplomatic action on the part of th ' Imperial Government, and by uniform legislation ■tion by the colonieß.1' * " That the colonies should make a joint repra ; sentatiou on the subject to the Imperial Go : vcrnment, and that a bill be drafted embodyirj, the foregoing resolutions.1' Messrs DeakiD, Kingston, and Macrassan wer appoiated a committee to draw up a remon strance and prepare a bill, and were instructe< " that the provisions of the bill should be made ti 3 apply to all Chinese, whether British subject ' or not, and that each vessel should not carr - more than one passenger for ever 500 tons, an< - that the influx of Chinese from one colony ti r another should be made a misdemeanour.