The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-10-04
SYDNEY's GREETINGS To
FLEET
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trade: sThey're boshter blokes, those
fellows he said. They've all got
plenty of money, too. Why, sold out
INV lot of papers-between 400 and 500
in no time. They went off like hot
cakes, and 1 got tuppenee halfpenny for
nearly every one of them.
- 1T was like this, yer see. TIL
steamer left Circular at with Is of us
on board-one for each ship. We each
had 500 papers, and we sold them all.
Look here he added, pulling out a
handful IF American coins, mostly five
cents, or nickels. as they are termed
i'm the United States, sthis is what
they gave us, one for each paper. They
wonldn t take any change. They re
real toffs, i promise yer. Some Of I'm
had sovereigns, too. They call them
gold Its. One bloke says, "Have you
got change of a gold biti" ''Have 1
whatf'' / says Fancy asking me for
change of a SOW. Nearly all OF 'em
paid me in American coin, but it was
all right They won t look at eoppers
for ehange-don't like them a bit. it
is boshter for us fellers. We ought to
do all right. They wanted stamps, too.
80 After I'd sold about 200 papers on
deck they told me to 60 down below.
One fellow offered to mind half my
papers while 1 went down below with
the other half. When I came back he
gave me a handful o. nickels and says
they'd all gone.
HAnother newsboy of 10 or IL was
selling papers on the Circular Quay yes
ferday AFTERNOON, when one of the sail
ors came up To purchase a paper. He
rendered nickel. The yOungster look
ed at the coin and looked at the man,
and then remarked, 1'Here, what s
thiss'' s'That's all right replied
the sailor. "American moneys good
anywhere nowi' "Haven Z you got
penny, misterRr asked the boy. He
was about to return the nickel when
a bystander told him that he could safe
Nv take the coin. "How much is it
WORTH" said the boy, still sceptieal.
Here again another difficulty arose, for
the stranger was unable to advise.
However, after a lot of talk the value
was fixed at twopenee, and the boy pro-
eeeded to hand over a penny change.
The sailor good-naturedly remarked.
s4It is all right, sonny; these are no
good to me. / don t understand these
coins of yours. !"
The refusal caused another doubt in
the boys mind. As the sailor left he
looked at the coin and then called one
Of his companions. 'These tarry ropes
has got a lot of crook money. Did
you get anyf" he said
ssGarn," said the other, who was
year or two older. "What did he give
youl"
"a thing like a sprat,'' said the
younger boy showing the nickel.
ssThat s all right, - said the big boy.
"That IS an American dollar. 1t s worth
about a sprat. If you don't like the
next bloke pass him over to me-"
The following incident, also related
by the Herald, shows that the trouble
was not all on one side:
Gan American seaman strolled into
one of the police stations the other
night His track was sinuous, his
balance doubtful He carried his lug.
gage in his jumper. "Sa-a-y," he
drawled, 81 want to know about your
buggy fares. HaOw much is paound
and half a paoundP'' He pulled a
long stuffed stocking purse out of his
jumper, emptied gold and silver on the
table, and pointed out the coins, "Thlr- j
fy shillings'i said the constable in
charge. ''Like these. How far did he /
drive you for thatR" "Abaout block !,
and a-half, - said the sailor. eft seems
a lot of money but / don t care if it's |
anywhere near. - % You paid him about |
thirty times too much. - remarked the /
constable The seaman considered the |
matter. Then he said: eff / ever meet |
that buggy driver. l II make him wish !
Amurriea was never discovered. That s |
a dead sure thing After some con-
versatiOn Jack was offered a shakedown /
in the station. Naow that's a friend /
Nv offer he said. "and So he |
rummaged in his jumper again and fin /
ally discovered a whisky bottle. nearly /
full. eorkserew failing. he knocked (
the head off with a neat light tap, but /
in presenting it with shaky hand it fell /
and smashed. Jack surveyed the ruins,
and smelt the Odor in a thoughtful I
silence. ''Perhaps it : all for good, -
he remarked at last. cit III make less
trouble there than where it would have
gone; that's sure. ''But there 3
smell enough to break my reputation, -
objected the constable. "Seems a pity
TO have had no run for your money -
More conversation. as the seaman he.
gan to turn his jumper inside ont, de-
posting his portables. "LOOk here,
he said. 'Fthat little pool over at Auek-
land was right enough, and so was the
WIZ they welcomed us, but this here
harbor. and this here welcome-well,