MR VAUSE AND THE CHINESE.

Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 280, 11 July 1888, Page 2

MR VA USE AND T HE CHINESE.

Our local postmaster lias suddenly attained unenviable notoriety through his very remarkable letter to the Board of Education, which will be found published in extenso in our columns to-day; and which is likely to make him wellknown and much spoken of throughout the Colony. It will be seen that a correspondent, signing himself " True Briton," suggests that a subscription list be started to provide the necessary funds to prosecute Mr Vause for the great wrong he has done Mr Ah Yang, in so defaming his character. We think, however, Mr Vaose has already been punished quite seventy enough (unwarranted though his vicious attack upon an inoffensive man was), airl that he has been taught a lesson he is not likely to soon forget ; and that therefore it vtouhl not be right to go to such extreme measures as that suggested, although we doubt if Mr Vause would himself have much mercy on Mr Ah Yang if he had written about him in the same style. Perhaps Mr Vause will see the wisdom and justice of writing an apology to Mr Ah Yang ; by so doing be would undoubtedly show good sense, and make such reparation as is within his power for the wrong he

lias perpetrated. For the information of our readers we may state that as a matter of fact Mr Ah Yang's hoifse instead of being about tfl'fc. by sft. ; is about 24ft. by 8Ft f , with a Cft. skillion in addition. The house is match-lined, comfortably furnished, clean, and tidy, Mr Ah Yang has been in the Colony about thirty years (having been twenty years on and off at Coromnndel, four in Auckland, and six at To Arolm. He is a, man who pays his way and is generally respected. The lad referred to in Mr Vanse's letter, wo learn on enquiry is only ten years of age, and the nephew of Mr Ah Yang, who has adopted him, and in addition to the tuition received at the public school, we are informed Mr Ah Yang is paying two shillings per week to a parly ior teaching the lad English words and their meaning. >