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Show The Thrifty Chinese. On a recent visit of one of the United Unit-ed States fleet to Hong Kong, one of the coolies, engaged In passing coal, was accidentally caught In the machinery, ma-chinery, and had his leg so badly crushed that It was decided necessary to amputate It. This was explained to the fellow, and after much persuasion persua-sion he was Induced to submit to the sleeping medicine and have the leg taken off. He recovered In remarkably remark-ably quick time and whcu able to leave 'the Bhlp where he had been confined con-fined waa given a handful of money the officers had collected for him, amounting to about (50 gold, in less than n day's time the ship was bo-sieged bo-sieged by an army of Chinese, all clamoring to havo a leg taken off. |