To, the Editor of the "Nowr-Cuina Dai New Simj—On the afternoon of June lenchd new ship docked in.
at a centrally—Iocated we carries luxurious accom jon for sixteen passengers in addition to cargo.
But the oings on during the first hour she was in port would make any foreigner, who chanced by the scene, blush with shame. One passenger in disembarking was having considerable difficulty with a Band" of about twenty Chinese, about the wharf who were dis: satisfied with not getting a five dollars which they felt was due one fof them, Some were armed—with big pieces of iron pipe, and yelling they forced their way up the ship! and were repulsed. Again and again this happened until the for. eigner, obviously a new comer, paid By this time the mob had swelled and when the foreigner attempted to get off the ship, he was attacked by this gang who had run after up the gangplank into the They poured nil over the the ship's crew-stood by these ruffians, who were all sorts of sticks and pieces of pipe, mounting the various steps from one deck to another. passenger the Fight nor T'do not know whether or not the
What hi tate was, but pretty poor show for a fore! fo'let & band of these people rush one in control on snd do. these ships It seems that foreign prestige is! considerably undermined wher a Band of rateable can intimidate ws on our own ships.
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