THE LANDING OF THE CHINESE.

Grey River Argus, Volume XIV, Issue 1704, 20 January 1874, Page 2

THE LANDING OF THE CHINESE.

;" . [to the editor.] : Sir— l trust you will excuse my trespass* ing on your space, in reference tola lead'irig 1 article' appearing in- your ; ; evening contemporary in regard to the landing of the Chinese on Sunday evening. The article would lead one to suppose they had been maltreated to a very great extent. Being present myself all the time they were landing from the Dispatch, I could perceive no, maltreatment whatever. True it was, the wharf was crowded to see them land, bntfurther than a little noise: I could see no such bad feeling existing as your evening con temporary .asserts. Immediately on the Dispatch' touching the wharf, I was joined by Inspector Hickson and Sergeant Moller, 1 -who; were most attentive in seeing the 1 passengers safely put on shore. Your contemporary likewise asserts that several pf,the_swags were lost. Now this. is not the. case^ as only one swag was missing,' and thai Vas left on board and obtained this -^norning. Furt her, I may, state^fronvjwhat I learn from ■■•the passenger^themselves that they were perfectly pleased. If— as there should be— there was a proper landingplace, where passenger? would be secured against the crowd which usually assembles on /the; arrival „of. -; a all this hubbub would never have occurred, lam, «fee, g. > , <■ i,.! M;,< 1 D. GIRDWOOD,

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