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that the fine ironclads of the Chinese would give such a miserable account of themselves. Assuming, however, that all the Chinese ships had been in good fighting condition, the Japanese ships possessed superiority in speed, while their fighting qualities were such that they would have been able to engage the attention of the Chinese and keep communications open until the victories of the Japanese land forces had brought the Chinese to earth. The nominal superiority of the Chinese fleet therefore was insufficient to endanger the Japanese plan of campaign, while as to the weakness of the Chinese land forces, few intelligent observers ever had any doubt as to the true condition of affairs. The surprise that the war really dil bring was, not the revelation of China's weakness, for she lay at the mercy of any power that could land an efficient corps d'armée on her shores, but the revelation of Japan's strength and military efficiency, which, to all except a few intelligent observers, was wholly unexpected.
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siderable elements in the population. As to doing so, submit the case to the Crown the recent and continuous increase of manu Solicitor to ascertain in the first place if factories, which have absorbed thousands of there is any ground for a prosecution and, hands and are still calling for more, the in the second place, t have the charge increase in the standing army and navy, and properly framed. u a case like the one the practically officially forced tide of under notice it seems derogatory to the emigration which has set in toward the dignity of the Governor's high office that northern provinces of Japan, all of which his title should he specially introduced. Mr. DYER enumerates as reasons against Riding a pony without the consent of the Governor is almost good enough for a anticipating any considerable emigration from Japan to foreign countries, they do not comic opera. Faring a cake without the carry much weight. We may refer as proof consent of mama would be hardly a more to the contrary to the history of our own ridiculous charge. The case also raises the country: Great Britain, numerically a small question whether it would not be well to nation and with manufactories constantly place the control of the Recreation Ground calling for more hands, has nevertheless in the hands of a representative body. There peopled North America and Australia is already a committer representative of the There is prima facie no reason why the various clubs using the ground to confer | Japancée race should not spread in a similar with the Director of Public Works, but the way. If Australia invited Japanese im- executive control is vested wholly and solely migration and offered the inducement of in the latter, who apparently, as a matter | relatively high wages there can be no doult of departmental convenience, deputes Mr. The that the natives of Dai Nippon would turn TOOKER to attend to the work. their faces thitherward in large numbers. regulations state that "the amintenance and But for the present, as Mr. DYER says, the preservation of the said grounds shall be Japanese Government are not even remotely "under the care and direction of the likely to permit their people to emigrate to
"Director of Public Works." If the main- Australia. The advisers of the Mikado tenance and preservation were under the An address on Australia and the Asian have determined not to have any ques-
care and direction of the committee we can Pacific, delivered by Mr. E. JEROME DYER |tions their hands such as the hardly suppose that fiulous prosecutions before a representative meeting convened | Peking Government has had to deal with like that instituted against Mr. MANNERS by the authority of the Melbourne Chamber in connection with Chinese emigration. | would be entered upon. The case against of Commerce and other representative bodies | Whether, however, they would be willing to him, as we understand, was simply this, that of Victoria has been published in pamphlet | enter into an agreement by which emigra- I he rode on to the Recreation Ground to look form and is well worthy of attentive con- dion to Australia should be restricted while at a football match. ME. MANNERs claims sideration. Mr. DYER, as is well known, is at the fame time the colonies were allowed on his side that the portion of the ground a firm believer in the possibilities of extended to enjoy the benefits of the treaty is doubt on which he rode was open to riding. When trade relations between Australia and the ful. What Japan aims at is international the case was before the Magistrate is Orient and an earnest advocate of measure- equality and if Japan is to be thrown open Worship appeared to attach more import- directed to that end. In the address before
to Australia it is likely that free entrance ance to the question of whether the defend- us he discusses at length the capabilities of for the Japanese into Australia will be ant had had notice of the regulations than the markets of the Far East, inore especially claimed. The alternative would be that to the question of whether riding was pro- of Japan, and urges that in crler to take Australia would have to trade on the footing hibited or not, though he expressed an. full advantage of the latter the Australian
of a non-tre: ty power. But it would only be opinion, without deciding the point, that an colonies should give in their adhesion to under a system of contract immigration that
old regulation which prohibited riding was the new treaty with that country. The a large influx could be anticipâtel, and hs still in free as it had not been expressly re- objection that has been raised to the adop such a system is not likely to be established caled. The case having dnce Leen commenced tion of that course is that the Australians the Australians have little to fear from it wo ld have been more satisfactory if this would thereby throw their country open to
he Japanec, who are as a race free point had been definitely ileei led, and we an influx of Japanese immigrants, to which
from most of the objections which have been think if the Magistrate had looked more similar objections would be raised in some rail gainst the Chinese. They are a hard closely into the regulations he would have : quarters as to Chinese immigration. To
wo king but ambitious people and would not rrived at the conclusion that any one may this Mr. DYER replies that the Japanese be content to occupy a lower status than freely rid:
on the Recreation Ground In have always been and are still free to come the heral population or to herd together ept in certain specified are.is, in as though the treaty were already in y quarters of their own as a tee
M1892, when the ground was being pre- signed, and that though there never have !
aking broadly they would not, pared and laid out, a regulation was issued been any restrictions to Japanese coming into, form specially objectionable clemem in in the following terms:-" Unless permis
sion from the Government has been first Australia, yet, so far as Victoria is concerned, the colonies, and Australia would make a there are fewer there to-day than of any other grave mistake if she forewent the mercial obtained idag over that part of the prominent Asiatic race. So long, however, advantages of the treaty for vil mury and Wonguerch Recreation Cound which - as the treaty is not adopted, the legislature sentimental reasons. Whether the work-
is enclosed within the Racecourse and the has power to restrict the inroad should it ing classes in Australia, who control the training ek is prohibited until further "notice.' The further notice" is con- at any time reach alarming proportions, Government, will take that view, however, whereas under the treaty their hands would is somewhat doubtful.
tain ul in the regulations of the 7th Novem- be tied. This, Mr. DYER says, sounds
ber, 1892, which set apart a portion of the very plausible and might carry weight were
HE WOS,NEICHONG ground.on certain des of the week for polo, it not that there is not the remotest like-
from which it necessarily follows that the lihood of an inroad and even were there it
prohibition of riding was tenored. Certain could not assume dangerous proportion The ill-advised charge brought against | arees are only to be used for cricket and. * before the remedy provided in article 21 of Mr. A. S. MANNERS of riding any on ' golf," but with these reservations the the treaty could be applied, that remedy Wongheichong Recreation Groual with whole ground is "public for general use consisting in the right to withdraw from the the consent of the Governor has been wit except when the portions allotted to special reaty tin twelve years, Japan, he goes on drawn, and it may now be pertincat to
so engaged. games on stated days are to say, has never been in a better position whether it would not be better if the PublicA person on horseback may not ride for dealing with its congested centres of Works Department in matters of this kind over a cricket pitch or over the Golf population than it is to-day, and as to sur-took legal advice before instead of after Club's putting greens, or interrupt any -plus population, it has none; it cannot ever comincing proceedings. It is not clifying game going on, but otherwise he is free find sufficient willing emigrants to populate to see. important public officials wasting to take his horse where he likes on the the newly acquired territory of Formosa. their time on ridiculous trivialities and it ground. If riders became so numerous Here Mr. DYER goes rather farther than must be exasperating to a defendant to be as to interfere with the general use of the the facts warrant. There has as yet been no put to the trouble of going up to the Police ground by non-riders it would be necessary attempt to find emigrants for Formosa. Court and engaging counsel when there is to impose restrictions upon them, but as When they are wanted they will be readily absolutely nothing in the case. It would matters stand at present there can be no forthcoming, as ainy be inferred from what be a good rule, we think, that all depart- possible objection to persons riding within has taken place in Hawaii, where the ments except the Police wishing to bring the limits above meuticed, nor is it pro- Japanese have become one of the must con-charges in the Police Court should, before hibited by the regulations. Yet we find the
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