THE CHINESE DIFFICULTY.

Timaru Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 4255, 4 June 1888, Page 3

THE CHINESE DIFFICULTY.

(Per Electric Telegraph oui-kkiuht.) i [Per Press Association.) (Eocoivod 1.45 p.m.; Jnno 2nd.) Sydney, June 2. j Colonel Morgan, tho American ConsulGeneral, i3 of opinion that the American Chinese treaty is practically inoperative, as Chinese are only precluded from landing m America a ficat time. It does not prevent a Chinaman visiting China and returning on an exemption certificate. He considers that Australia's difficulty is tho same as America's, viz., the trafficking m exemption and naturalisation i papers. Melbourne, Juno 2. The Government aro m receipt of information that twenty-two chinamen , have entered Victoria across tho border of New South Wales, having beon landed m , Twofold Bay by a steamer which left Sydney. Stepß aro being taken to coni firm the information. (Eeoeived 7 p.m., Juno 3rd.l London, Juno 2. In tho House of Commons, Sir Georgo \ Campbell has given notico of his inten- . tion to intercept tho motion for going i into Committee of Supply, m order that , tho Chinese difficulty may bo discussed, i Sir James Fergusoon, replying to Mr . Hennikor Heaton, said that tho Chineso ■ Government were greatly irritated at the ■ exclusion of Chineso from Australia, and ■ tho position of tho Government was an ' extremely difficult one. 3 (Koceivcd V p.m., June 3rd.) Sydney, Juno 2. An auti-Chiricßo deraimotiiitioi) paraded

the streets to-night, and held a meeting m the domain. About 30,000 were present. The meeting was addressed by several members of Parliament. All premises occupied by Chinese were closed by order of the police, at a precautionary measure, but no disturbance whatever took place. (Received 1.50 a.m., June 4th.) June 3. The Wakatipu, which sailed for Weliington yesterday, took with her 60 Chinamen who arrived here from China. As the Guthrie was leaving for Newcastle to-day her Chinese passengers made a desperate attempt to land, and a severe fight with the police resulted. Ultimately the latter succeeded m, overpowering the Chineso, but not without some of their number receiving injuries. One Chinaman eluded the vigilance of the police, and got ashore, but later m tho day he was re-captured and placed on board. The captain of the steamer Tsinan refused to accept 14 Chinese here a3 passengers for China, fearing that they would combine with those already on board m raising a mutiny. London, June 2. In the House of Commons, Baron De Worms stated that no treaty engagements exist permitting Chinese to enter the colonies at pleasure. The Colonial Office, he said, was willing to negotiate with China fur an amended treaty, after consulting the colonies, towards whom the attitude was not antagonistic, and there was, he thought, little doubt that a settlement could be arranged Bomewhat similar to that between America and China which precludes Chinese entering the United States for twenty years.