To the Editor of "Norn-Cuixa Daly News."
Sin,—I am glad to see in your issue to-day a letter frum Mr. MeIntosh calling attention to the ill-treatment of Chineas by Shanglai, and now that one ive "moved" to follow tine of the following occurrence, considerations ut expediency, leat publicity ight through your copyists, the native pres, lead to exaggeration, led me to suppress the rising protest till it died out within the recesses of my own inner consciousness, One day at the corner of Peking and Szechuen Roads, a lordly, red-wheeled dog-art was turning down towards the Bund, when the driver (a lady by his side) let tly ata shabbily-dressed Chinese as nimble as desirable in crossing tite road. The lash descended fairly on his shoulders,. when, to my horror, L observed that the victim of the outrage wasa blind man being, led by a stick! Ehoped, for the sake of my countrymen, that the guilty foreigner hal not noticed this fact. If he had, he would, no doubt (2), have at one got down and apologised. I waited to ses him de it, but Tain waiting still.
Query: Dovs the seat of a dug cart tend to raise the occupant, unless he is careful, so far above the rest of the world, that it leads to such pitiful exhibitions? Why should not the police attend to these gentry, unless they are too busy whacking ricsha coolies? I know it is easy to exaggerate here, but there is plenty of evidence to justify Mr. McIntosh, and none of us are the worse for such reminders. The blow dealt here in Shanghai may be felt in Kansu or Yunnan.
Tam, etc., third complaint. imuchee by-and-Lith April.
is the manner it which one shroff expressed the characteristic of many in the East no far as clearing off of obligations is concerned. I heard the other da popular young man kicking a patient shroff out of his office and consigning hit toa region which, although some, is thoughts to Occide With regard to the fourth would simply ask, is it fair to expect intelligent carrying out of commands which are frequently expressed in servants who as frequently are that language readers will readily recall have come to their noti catment of natives. One i vividly tomy mind as I write.
es the unexpected results that may arise from the corrective tendencies of choleric Jehus. The other night on Nanking Road a nati i habits was crossing the street near the Town Hall, There was a clatter of hoofs, a rattle of wheels, and a quick swerve. Before the
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