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Ban Francisco, June 2. The Hawaiian Govarnment have notified the Japanese Embassy that; they intend to adhere to their attitude in regard to the exclusion of Japanese immigrants. San Feancisco, June 4. The Japanese Minister ooneiders that the reply of the Hawaiian Government la regard to the restriction of Japanese immigration does not supply an excuse for the exclusion of Japanese immigrants from Hawaii. In reference to the participation of Queennland in the Anglo-Japsinesi. treaty, the Nippon, in pointing out that the colony hits con.- ' ditionally joined in the treaty, aays the subjects of either of the contracting parties are to enjoy freedom of travel aud residence in tho dominions of ths other, but exception is taken to the immigration o£ labourers, and either country is s\t liberty to prohibit; tho landing of labourers on its shores or to expel them. The Nippon is apprehensive leat this exceptional stipulation should he enforced with regard to the Japanese in Queensland, and our contemporary learns from tho authorities of the Foreign Office thab in case of a Japanese Exclusion Bill being adopted in Queensland and other Australian colonies, Mr Ka';o, the Japanese Minister in London, has been instructed to lodge a protest; against the measure with the British Government, aud take vigorous stops to induce that Government, no"; to approve the *doption of the measure. If her Majesty the Queen approves the measure and the Japanese tre ftxpelled tram Auatralia iv the same way aa Indians or Chinese, tho Japanese authorities will not hesitate to take retaliatory measures and expel Australians from Japan ; and, says ouc contemporary, Japan will never eubmifc to the national disgrace suffered with uuconoern by the Chinese Government. In case such bills are passed, Ibo Foreign Office assures the Nippon tbafc strict discrimination will ba enforced between Australians and British subjects of the United Kingdom, and strict measures will be adopted against the former.