A USEFUL LANGUAGE
A strong nerve and a knowledge of Hindustani proved useful to Miss Olive Crooke, who has returned to Christchurch after an absence 'of two years, in an awkward situation in the streets of Shanghai (states the "Press"). She had taken a rickshaw on her way from the International Settlement to her bank, and when she attempted to pay the "rickshaw wallah" and dismiss him the man became truculent. He was apparently dissatisfied with the fare. He grasped his passenger by the wrist, and refused to be placated by the offer of more money. , However, in the gathering crowd, among which there was none to respond to Miss Crooke's appeals in English, she noticed an Indian policeman. "Bahut chor hai!" ("this man is a big thief"), shouted Miss Crooke. The policeman accordingly went to her assistance, calmed the angry driver, and dispersed the crowd.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXIV, Issue 60, 8 September 1937, Page 5
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146A USEFUL LANGUAGE Evening Post, Volume CXXIV, Issue 60, 8 September 1937, Page 5
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