To the Editor of the "Nonmm-Cutxa Dany News."
Sm,—Some time ago a young man connected with St. John's College wrote a letter to the NV.-C. Daily News complaining of the rade treatment he had received at the hands of a foreigner, while occupying one of the benches on the foreshore along the Bund.
'A case almost exactly similar to this has just come to my notice, On Monday evening a young Chinese gentleman while sitting upon one of these public benches was ordered by a foreigner to clear out." An argument took place and the foreigner was somewhat surprised to find that the Chinaman knew his rights and intended to maintain them.
I am told that sometimes when. it is pointed out to these representatives of western civilisation that the Chinese characters on the back of the benches state that Chinese as well as foreigners may occupy these seats they answer: "Oh, that's Chinese, we can't read that."
T would suggest that the authorities have those notices painted in English letters as well as in Chinese characters.
Evidently the Chinese are not the only ones who need to be told what they may do, and what they may not do, and a few more notices for the regulation of the behaviour of a certain class of foreigners would not be out of place.
Lam, ete., L. Haws Port.
St. John's College, 30th July.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.