The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-09-24
An Incendiary Spirit
o STORY of 90 CHINO



ur chinese have very MAN, legends. them are pretty and
some of Then. queer Perhaps of uc quca e that concerning
Zoo Lir1mg.Ic Invisible Pos
Oo Itching sp5, CHAT be uidcd with for his 1c
uuur powers are extensive Chat one should cndco,or TO avoid
offending him.
some idea of his mghucss may be gained that
down, the day of ones death bring
amy misery according the the fancy moves him
What makes him all the terrible is his nyisibiIir An his
havoc he wrought and hc never be captured lie Is %
10 his wish hat ones house should be destroyed by hle ne SN
spot Immediately there bursts forth hane
Fortunately his power is not great tat the hames cannot e SUD
His most terrible visitation death The subject
perhaps sleeping Itching suddenly springs from nowhere
ags the chosen victim touches his or her face win ms invisible
tongue and at the moment DEGREES that death shall take place
matter wlm His mission ended GO LiChng springs whence
he the death sentence is carried out The victim
does not know the dread fate in store so he can take no
But like most things even these visits LtChng be
turned advantage anyway of fire The least obsery
ant person who takes mp his residence in the treaty ports oil 'u
where fire insurance known, will soon be struck with the numerous
that the native dwellings especially Just before
Chinese New year, Wncn may very %' g eo'u az 0
Days This where 90 tCmng can be turned TO account 20 u
Ching seemed be working overtime in Shanghai about two years
and the insurance comnie, had lot OF claims made upon them
The foreigners however are as I3eu 10 .lnh VA" o -
somewhat oyrrae or a he is not so bad as ne IS painted
] "loritias ntcj one Of their inspectors against the fire
mundane busy for fires became less numerous 90 Lettings
name was fading memory hoped that he had
busnein the fire department anyway-when recently
he turned mp in a very determined way 49,.
According to the story of the Chinese whose house was visited
90 Itching hoped into empty basket one day The basket burst
his The day 90 Itching repeated his
hand. ii
Ching Disguised with his succes for he did not
day, the but the third day he again
happened This time lac tried his hand whatever
part of himself he used in the opeaton mating screen 90
be blind defective he did
the about and again calamity
was ayeed Itching and would appear have
into the matter thoroughly for he seemed determined to destroy
that particular house.
The OcruIicI, in the meantime made visit to the Native City
where be consulted JoSSman The JosSman told Ne Hmgtsau
Che afflicted Onchat he would have
he should He also told NJ Iungsau
Itching going pay another visit Ng Hngtsau
house but c very night before his intended
hing again hand This time he successful
Calling while the family its evening meal lac set the upper
portion of the premises fire. So successful 90 Itching this
that completely destroyed and several others
damaged Fortunately Tngsau had his by
insurance 10 the amount Of arlS 1000.
Police inquiries followed usual and 90 Itching could not
be arrested the police made N Hmg suffer Al the Mixed Court
he had charge Of preferred against him. but it could not
be proved the charge withdrawn and he fined $50 for not
having reported the small fires which GO Itching carried
experimental sort Of way.
The sequel this Itching story would
by the police that ACID is pIocube which, applied
has the property Of nng becoming dry any nfammabe article
which has been treated