THE CHINESE.

Evening Post, Volume L, Issue 53, 2 September 1895, Page 2

THE CHINESE.

♦ TO THB BDITOU. Sir — Having lived among tbe Chinose in Hongkong, Shanghai, and Foochow, and traded with them both ashore and afloat, and also having been employed by Qnong Tart in Sydney, I pan vouch for tho characters of the Chinese at present in Wellington aa a law-abiding; and oharitable lot, also very good in trusting Europeans for vegetables, as my experienoe has proved in Viotoria, New South Wales, and Queensland. I have often known the Chinamen to let tho customers run from one' to four weeks without paymont, and sometimes never get paid at all ; and you must remember that the Chinese that are amongst us aro a peaceful, law-abiding, charitable lot, and if you think tbat Europeans oan do the work of Chinose you are sadly mistaken. Hoping' you will tako a favourable view of th<s, as I oan vouoh for its truth, I am, &c, M Hughes. Wellington, 27th August.

Aorangi Lodge, British United Oddfellows., purposes holding a smoke conoert in -the Lodge-room, Cuba-streot, to-morrow evening to ooiobrato tho anniversary of the Lodge. ' An ontiroly new programme is promised for to-night'e performance at the Criterion Theatre Amongst the travellers' samples that C Smith, the Cash Draper, Cuba-Btreot, is selling at Glasgow prioea for this week onlr will be found some very ohoioe blouseß, Bomo very pretty mantles, arid a lot of very ÜBoful jaokets and golf and other capos, besides umbrellas, parasols, ladies' aprons, ohildron s pinafores, oorsets, undorolothing, ohildron's grannie hats and bonnets, stockings, gloves, and a lot of other very useful lines, at Glasgow prices for .this week only.— Adv r. Pork sausages, Gd per lb, made from grain-f od pork ; order early. Wardell Broa, and Co., 51 Willia-atreet.— Advt,