Ah Chee Passes

Rabaul, Dec. 18.

THE well-known Chinese hotel-keeper, Mr. Ah Chee, passed away on Sunday, December 10, after a lingering illness. He was a most popular host, and was known throughout the Territory for his kindness to travellers and those in distress.

Men all over the Pacific will remember with gratitude the help given them by this notable and big-hearted Chinaman— usually at a time when they were “down and out” and repudiated by their fellow Europeans.

Ah Chee’s hotel, in Rabaul, became as famous in the Pacific as the Cafe de la Paix, in Paris—if you stayed there long enough, you inevitably would meet every one you knew.