THE HEATHEN CHINEE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 1930, 4 March 1885, Page 2

THE HEATHEN CHINEE.

Tha following paragraph is from the Mataura Ensign:—" The heathen Chinee has broken out in a fresh-place and further displayed his. wonderful power of adapting himself. to circumstances. The details furnished to the Mokaia police are ■ amusing, Yam Yet is an English-speaking' QMnjnian, who does inuch business fop his wimtrymen. Ah Yumis.a celestial of the ordinary typo, whose '.correspondence Yam Yet conducted. "Ah.Yum has a blather resident in Victoriftj.w'hose cir--■ ■ cumstances are above the. averago. Of this fact the astute Yam Yet availed himself by writing a letter stating that Ah Yum was arrested on a serious charge, but that for £35 remitted he ■ (Yam Yet), ■ who was interpreter and detectivo, could bribe the Magistrates and save him from"hanging, The brother; with, that family auction so, ohppterJßtio p,f tjje rjoe, jm ; mediately forwarded, a pijpt office jjnler fop Jtt9, and promised tq remit the remainder as quickly as he could raise it. Yam quietly pocketed this windfall, but unfor-! tunately for him the second remittance was forwarded direct to Ah Yum. ' Then, ft? MTO in "the- fire, ss .fte ms#eji' was. handed gyer to the pptice. %gers and. embpzz|ißj|ifint have |it|er'te Begn sq ekclu'siyelythe priyfjege pf tjie upperten, such as lawyers, bankers, and cornraissipji agents, that this, bold intrusion of a Olparnan on their domain is certain t<j m& jllft »"<} Y?hqn?nt "