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RT <»| THE TEMPLE <»| TEN Mini SAND 151 DDHAS, Commercial Life for example, a couple of actual bills pre- sented for payment by Chinese, and written in phonetic " pidgin. " Aosfadd - $0. 50 Aosier - $3. 50 Atakimomagen - $1. 00 $5. 00 This account will probably stump the reader, seeing that it completely baffled the recipient, who had long lived in Hong Kong and Shanghai. The creditor had written it on a slip of paper without name or address, and handed it in by a coolie. When ultimately the bill with headed address came to hand, the mystery was, however, solved.
One horse feed - - - $0. 50 One horse hire - - - $3. 50 Taking him home again - - $1. 00 $5. 00 151 Commercial Life Here is another puzzle — in fact, the recipient took it to be intended for a conun- drum : WoNG-HlNG.
Two boxes to order - - $5. 00 One wood do. - $2. 50 One wooden do. - - $2. 50 $2. 50 Rendered into English, the account should have run : Two boxes to order. One would do (i. E. , suit). The other would not do (i.
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