Mr. Quong Tart, a Chinese gentleman from the Colonies, who has recently arrived in Hongkong, has testimonials with him of the high regard and esteem in which he is held by those amongst whom he has resided in New South Wales. The following paragraph, which is taken from the Sydney Morning Herald (23rd April) may be of interest to many of our readers, native as well as foreign Mr. Quong Tart, a Chinese gentleman, who has been a resident of the Colony for about twenty years, the greater part of which time ho has spent in the Braidwood district, has shown us. some testimonials that have been presented to him on the occasion of his departure by the steamer Menmuir, for a visit to his native land. One of these testimony from his fellow-countrymen, and is doubtless of a very complimentary nature; but, being written in Chinese characters, we have to take the contents for granted. The other two are beautifully illuminated. One of them is from: the residents of the district in which ho has resided so long, tand sets forth-the regard and esteem in which he is held by the European inhabitants of Braidwood and its vicinity. The other is signed by a number of members of Parliament and other leading residents of this city, the first signature being that of Sir John Robertson, and the second is that of Mr. Alexander Stuart. Mr. Quong Tart is very proud of these testimonials, which he intends to exhibit to his friends in China, as a proof of the fact that any individual in Australia may gain the respect of the public, provided his behaviour merits it, no matter to what race he belongs, and altogether independent of wealth, which he says he does not possess. Mr. Quong Tart aleo showed us a very handsome gold medal, which the Chinese residents are about.to present to Mr. Charles De Boos, who was for a long time the Warden of the gold-field in that district, The medal is of virgin gold, procured in the locality, and is the work of " Chinese jeweller named Tommy Ah Chang. On one side it bears an inser tion in Chinese characters, and on other side is a translation of the same in English. The latter was engraved by Mr. Hardy, of Sydney. The medal i contained in a neat case made of colonial wood, and lined with velvet, the work of Mr. A. Macdonald, of Braidwood. The medal will be loft with Mr. Forayth, of Boll's Creek, for presentation to Mr. Do Boos. Mr. Quong Tart expects to return to the colony in about four or five months.
We (China Mail) may add that we have the addresses, and that we have seldom yen a more apparently genuine mark of respect. That from the Sydney friends la a beautifully elaborated production; and Mr. Quong Tart may well be proud of it.
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