THE COMMONWEALTH
.RELATIONS WITH FOREIGNERS. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. MELBOURNE, March 5. The Minister of Defence, speaking at a 'banquet., «iid Mint ' there were many matters wteeon agreement was required 'by Australia for a. common method of working with other .nations. Considerable energy bad been displayed, in preventing the smuggling in of Chinese, but be altogether deprecate! any anti-Chinese feeling. 11. would work nothing but injury to themselves. Australia, should be too proud, and- was too big a nation., for sinjli prejudices. Tho present Government, wns strongly adverse to any differentia! treatment of any portion of tho citizens of Australia. Though it intended to prevent as far as possible, any anti-Clruiiwe feeling, the Government wa« determined that the immigration, and ipiarantinc laws should not he set at naught. FEDERAL REVENUE. SYDNEY, March 5. (Received March 6, at 14 a.m.) It is anticipated that, the Federal revenue will bo £846,000 less than it was for the preceding year. STATE PREMIERS' CONFERENCE. HOBART, March 5. (Received March 6, at 1.4 a.m.) The Premiers' Conference was opened to-day by the Governor (Sir Gerald Strickland).
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 14465, 6 March 1909, Page 10
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