An Incident To the Editor of the "Nontu-Ciaxa Dany News"
Sun—It seas about five o'clock yesterday afternoon, when a bus was. Jgoing towards its station. opposite ]Myburgh Road, near the Race Course Jentrance. The bus being very crowd-Jed, a foreign passenger. about Atty years of age, who stood far from the seeing that the vehicle }was approaching its station. where he was to get off, quickly walked towards the "bus exit, pulling all the Chinese Passengers on both sides of his way oughly. At last, he reached the exit, which was then' closed, for the "bus had yet not, stopped. After looking fat a young Chinese passenger in Chi-Inese dress, who stood beside him and Idid not block his way, for about Ave seconds, as he pushed him, he spoke sternly to him, "Go over there..." There was no space where the young man could go. The young man did Rot speak a word. The "bus reached the station, and stopped. With a haughty face. the foreigner got off.
The above incident was notan un-Jcommon one in Shanghai. Some for-Jeigners here seem to think that the [Chinese only understand force and Rever appreciate civility or kindness. [This arrogance leads to rudeness and impoliteness under the delusion that superiority is thus underrated. This is Jo great mistake. A race, which has produced saintly philosophers and Inventors, s fully appreciative of civility and kindness. "Chinese greatly resent such unreasonable behaviour. they know that most foreigners behave civilly and that it is only 2 small Jelement which is guilty of these lapses. But the danger is that this small element fs too often allowed to }go without correction which assuredly would be forthcoming in some Jother cities outside China, in such ey Shanghai, Jan, 17.
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