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societies with branches in every Chinese com- 

 munity in Australia, and that one of these is a 

 wing of the Boxer organisation so prominent of 

 recent years. Evidence of the existence of 

 Chinese organisations for bribing policemen and 

 magistrates has more than once been obtained, 

 although it is possible that John may be credited 

 with greater subtlety in this direction than he 

 really possesses. 



An example of the slimness of the Chinaman 

 is afforded by the following letter, written in 

 reply to a demand for rent from his landlord, by 

 a Chinaman, who, I have been assured, is a 

 shrewd and clever business man, with a capital 

 knowledge of colloquial English, both written 

 and spoken : 



"DEAR SIR: 



"To support our public doctrine of the prestige 

 illustration to restore salubrious enjoyments 

 prime to celebrate the Cup season. I acknow- 

 ledge your transit, will supervise the same your 

 prime of health, I appreciate you. As to the 

 detouration of the season it will prophesize to 

 foretell the thirstiness of the consecuting months: 

 occasion with heavy rainfall. Household dwell- 

 ers, with inferior roof, will soon complaint and 

 suffer same. Strange to say the Being's spending 

 most of the hour in dwelling-houses is the bed- 

 room : but due to inferiority of the roof and walls, 

 sufferers (sleepers) are compel to retire from their 



