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Manawatu Standard, Volume XII, Issue 1727, 7 June 1886, Page 2

(to the editor daily standard.} Sir, — For . the. information of the "ourist" party m Palmerston, I will give you a description of how the difficulty would- be settled. in my country. The* Mandarin would call his followers together, and after going through certain pious devotions, they would arrange " to attack the malcontents at the dead hour of night when they are all asleep m their beds. And what do you think they would do ? Why they would beat them with bamboos until they confessed their guilt and said : "We have no conscience ; we will do as you tell us." And if: they do not, Mr Editor, what do you think is the next step of this pious Mandarin and his band of purifying angels ? But Mr Editor, be prepared to hold np your hand m pious horror at what lam going to tell you. Why they would actually tie the malcontents neck and heels together and attach a" weight to their bodies and cast them into the nearest river as food for the fishes. And for why ? Because, these men have said we. have a -right' to think' for ourselves and we have also a conscience ; and we therefore claim that liberty df conscience you yourselves make ouch a boast of. Theae' Mr Editor, are the humble opinions of a. heathen Chinee, as to, how the the Library question could be ■ettted. And m conclusion let me warn the malcontents to be on their guard, or else they may find themselves floating down the Manawatu River without any hope of eyer reaching the shore again. — I am, &c, John Chinaman. Palmerston North, June 7th, 1886.