THOUGHTFUL CHINESE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13278, 10 September 1906, Page 7

THOUGHTFUL CHINESE.

The recent sad tragedy at Pennant Hills, New South Wales, when two lads named I'cttit and Aiken were done to death by a demented Chinaman, named Charlie Tyo, has been the means of bringing out one of the many good points of the Chinese. As soon as the terrible news came to hand, Mr. Yee Hing (president of the Chinese Merchants' Association of Sydney) at once forwarded a letter of sympathy to each of the bereaved parents, and called a meeting of Chinese -merchants for the purpose of ascertaining what could be done in the way of relieving any distress that may have been caused by the unfortunate incident The outcome of such meeting was that delegates from the Sydney brandies of the Chinese Merchants. Association and Chinese Empire Reform Association, consisting of Messrs. L. Yee Hing (president), Tong Cbih-Chah (editor Tung Wah Times, newspaper), Chee Bock (Messrs. Norn Chong and Co.. Braidwood, from which district the unfortunate man came), and S. Chong (Messrs. Wing Sans; and Co.) visited Thornleigh and Pen nant Hills. and handed both Mesdames Pet tit and Aiken cheques for substantial amounts, and at the same time expressed their deep sympathy and sorrow that the terrible tragedy should have been caused by one. of their own countrymen.