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for those who assumed their names until the vessel has weighed anchor. when they carry the coolies in
large boats and intercept the ship at sea and make the exchange, putting the real coolies in place of the
Coolies - false ones. If at any time the state of the winds prevents them
reaching the ship the false coolies find themselves converted into real
ones, and
are carried to foreign
countries. This sometimes happens.
Suppose the coolie catcher
has got hold of a man of some intelligence who understands the Foreign and Chinese language and writing, After he has kidnapped him he shuts him up in a separate house by himself so that he may not be able to see any person. When he takes him to Macao he confines him on one of the islands and procures another
man to go to the office and assume
his name. Before he effects an exchange he waits either till the coolies
go down to the ship or the ship puts to sea, when this intelligent man or any other person, he assuredly acquaints him with the manner of his capture. The coolie catcher on the other hand tells
people a story after this fashion. "This man has already cheated me out of
my money,
he was asked several times
before the authorities if he was
willing to go and he consented. Now he has
spent all his money and
is therefore
"unwilling to go" when he gets on board the ship the coolie catcher's right-hand men take up the story. The consequence is that third persons looking
on cannot distinguish which to believe and which to disbelieve, and therefore, though willing to render assistance, are unable to do
so. This man of intelligence having his body already within the trap and
wanting to raise money to pay back
go
that