Notwithstanding the great difference in social customs, we never bored in their society, suggested by "J. D.." and on our part, and on the part of the great bulk' of Englishmen la China, we treated the Chinese with the same courtesy as our own people "J. D." has a hit at Englishmen who'are sent to the outports and up country by their firms. He says. they gut on each other's nerves, as he puts it, get fed up to the teet with the whole place, and wish to God they had never come out. This is one of "J. D's" most ridiculous statements. Tt is well known that, the happiest communities in China are in the smaller coast ports. Of course, in every community one wil find the disgruntled person who unable to fit in with his own countrymen, "Cruel Detraction."
"J, Da" in our opinion, has drawn quite a wrong picture of the life of the Fryglishman in China. It is a cruel detraction of a community Which has to bear a very hewy burden during the through no fault of The unexampled patience and fortitude with, which they have faced thei trout beth personal and comis proof enough that the man in China worthily holds the good traditions of his and we feel sure that the ith their wonderful psy-have a great respect und! ozand for the British merchant in
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