Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1897-04-28
NO DlSGOORTESY SHOWN
CHINESE MINISTER'S PARIY NOT
"rREATED LIKE COOLIES"
minister Cooper Sent Letter of Regret
for Failure OF Arrangements
Tor u Reception.

Minister Cooper returned to the
Foreign Office after his quaran-
tine at Waikiki this morning.
Meeting a BULLETIN representa-
tive at the entrance of the Execu.
tive building, the Minister of For
eign Affairs desired him to correct
an inaccurate statement in pub
lished interview with the Chinese
Minister to Washington, who late.
ly passed through here in the
steamer Gaelic, regarding his
treatment at Honolulu.
at is all nonsense" Minister
Cooper said. "The Chinese Min
lister was not, treated with dis
courtesy so far as the Foreign
Office is concerned. l sent letter
Of regret to Mr.. Goo Kim, the
Chinese representative here, for
the disappointment to the Minis
ter. Come inside and l will show
you the copy Of the letter."
Accepting the invitation the
BULLETIN representative was hand
ed the letter book and allowed to
transcribe the following commu-
nication:
"April 3, 1897.
"Sir,-I have the honor to ac-
knowledge the receipt of your
letter of even date informing me
that his Excellency We Ting
Fang Ng Tai Cheung, the Imperi-
al Chinese Minister to Washing
ton, is on board the S. s. Gaelic
now in port and would be glad to
pay his respects to the officials of
this Government.
Being aware from your pre-
vious communication that His
Excellency was expected and be.
ing DESTROYS of meeting your ex-
pressed wishes in the matter, a
special meeting of the Board of
Health was convened to receive
and act upon the report of the
Port Physician. He reported
that from letters received from the
sanitary officers at Kobe and
Yokohama smallpox was still
epidemic in Yokohama and that
the steamship had had communi-
cation with the shore at these
ports taking on passengers and
freight. 1t was therefore the de
cision of the Board that no re.
Taxation OF the quarantine regula-
tons could be permitted in the
present instance.
at is with extreme regret that |
l announce to you this decision of |
the Board of Health, which must
be upheld, and / beg that you will |
convey to His Excellency my ap-
probation of the honor he is de
sirous of paying this Government,
as well as the disappointment felt
that circumstances will not permit |
of the accomplishment of his
wishes.
Il also desire to express to you
my keen sense of the disappoint.
ment which you and your country
men must feel Mt the unfortunate
condition of affairs, and am sure
it will be understood that the
safety of the public health is
paramount and that the introduce
ton of the dread disease could
never be compensated for by the |
exchange of civilities, however
much they may be desired.
81 have the honor to be, with
the highest consideration, sir,
"Your obedient servant,
"HENRY L. COOPER,
minister of Foreign Affairs.
"MR. Goo KIM FUI,
"Chinese Commercial Agent,
Honolulu"
Minister Cooper said further
that arrangements had been made |
for reception, as pleasant as it
could be made, to the Chinese |
Minister at the Executive build |
ing. The reception chamber had |
been carefully prepared, and the
Presidents carriage engaged to
convey the distinguished visitor
from the steamer aud back.
"As to the absence of a salute,
of which the Chinese Minister is
reported TO have complained" Mr..
Cooper added, sit has never been
the practise of the Hawaiian Gov
erument to give saiutes to Minis
ters either arriving or departing
even to Ministers accredited to