The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1888-08-27

whole Jne colonies are n little Nsualn-
ed of themselves over their much
ado about nothing. With the ox-
ccption of the real mischief which
seems to have come of the intern
perate conduct of the "larrikin"
Government and Legislature in sgd
ncy,it is probable that on the whole,
the people of the colonies have been
rather bettered by their outbreak of
stupidity, and it is not improbable
that even the fact of New South
Wales having ''put its foot in it'
may tend ultimately TO the Chinese
question being put on more ration
al basis. Certainly the false step
made by the Government of that
colony will have the result of mo-
derating the sentiments of the other
colonies, which will derive kind of
wicked pleasure in seeing the
bounceable colony endeavoring in a
hectoring make-believe sort of way
to "keep it up" Our own colony,
never particularly rabid on this sub
iect, has been saved even from a
measure of folly by our Legislative
Council; and once again we have
had reason to" thank Heaven we have
| n House of Lords" As will have
been observed from our kilograms
from time to time, there has been
sort of block between our two Cham
bers of Legislature over this Chi
nese question, and that managers
having been appointed by the House
of Representatives, to meet similar
delegates from the Upper Chamber
anent certain amendments in the
Chinese Prohibition Bill made in the
Council, the members Of the Coun-
Gil, after conference held, have re-
fused to give up their amendments !;
and so it stands. The principal
contention of the Legislative Council
is against prohibition of certain Chi
nese fellow-subjects of ours who are
residents of Her Majesty's colony of
Hongkong, the Council taking the
rather logical position that all parts
of the Empire being equally subject
to Her Majesty's control, Her Ma.
jesty's subjects, whatever the color
of their skin, or the shape of theil
eyes, or the size of their feet, should
have unrestricted access to all parts
of her dominions so long as they be
have themselves. Those people whC
will "stand no nonsense from no
body" of course don't see this; an(
naturally say that Her Majesty hat
nothing to do with it, and no doub
they feel, even if they don't say i
though perhaps they do-that i
Her Majesty takes a word to say il
it, they will teach her lesson TO
her pains. This is the spirit, W.
apprehend, in which the Manager
of the House Of Representative
must have approached the Council
but the Lords say that while pre-
pared to place all reasonable restric
lions to prevent being overnown b,
the hordes of His Imperial Majcst
9 of the Flowery Land, they are re
!, luctant to forbid free access to an
class of Her Majesty's subject:
] The result, of course, is that tn
bill must be dropped, unless til
Managers of the Lower Chambe
waive the point in favor of tn
9 colony of Hongkong: but the fac
q that the people of New Zealand at
looking on with half-amused, hall
, encouraging smile, at the Counc
baking the House, without a wor
!, of wild remonstrance at such III
: heard-of tyranny" on the part c
the Lords, Shows in very signig
: niticant way how the Chinese excite
h ment has gone off in a lizzle.- Ne
q. Zealand Herald, July 16.