Show MR HOGG RELATES IMPRESSIONS OF LONG SEA JOURNEY Continued From Last Week Low Wage age Earners The Fijian is mostly employed on the sugar and rice plantations They are a peculiar race of peole peo peo- ole le with large bushy heads of ofir lair ir They wear no clothes outside outside out out- side Jide of a white skirt which comes gown iown to their knees no shoes or socks The women adopt the same cress as the men and it is somewhat somewhat somewhat some some- I what difficult to know the difference difference difference dif dif- dif dif- ference between sexes until you I I et close up They are very poorly poorly poor poor- ly paid the average wage at the plantations being 2 and 6 G pence 1 i day The dock laborers also aliso Fijians are a bit higher paid they get 3 shillings a shift unloading and loading the steamers that that call at that port It is a very dear lace olace to buy clothes boots etc The British Indian or as ru they are called called show a vast difference difference difference dif dif dif- ference in dress The men are all allIn in hi white linen suits and the women women wo wo- wo- wo men nen while in town wear white silks and fancy work and a white silk hood over their heads To Be Continued Next Week |