BEWARE OF THE “DHOBI WALLAH.”

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume II, Issue 15, 30 December 1911, Page 3 (Supplement)

BEWARE OF THE “DHOBI WALLAH.”

It is a good thing that King George di.| no', have to r. ly upon t lie native boni'l in In b:> I • ”dh >bi wallah.” ,or iritice wn-htn-in. vails for your s-eled linen, takes it away on the liai-k of a bullock, .'ind brings it back - a-'..-I and ev i'c -somotirni’s! Tho “dh-ibi wallah” lias no idea r.f »h.T. cl.-an water is for washing pnrii:e<s. He. and a dozen others, squat rian-l a 'iagnant p--v>|. and bent th’’ cloth, s nn a large siono. th'> "dhobi’ stone, vnnicing them at intervals till ho Hi ' arc clc.in en-iugb, when thvv ar.- l.iid on a n-ek ro dry. 3 he native wa-'ieriraTi thinks nothing c;’ i. -r.". ing "i the <1 -t!:-‘.s ‘‘.sent : . 'Ju. la:In•!r•','’ On" Indian official, s'cilling through tlw native bazaar, wit ; astonished to see a native wearing his drill mat. I*, t:n • I.■• ! tfi.’* Tie was going -•■ n iritivo festival, and wishing to look hr.! "annex..!" tl:" coat forth' •’: ■ ‘ TFio <'hi "-k of i •:•••■ of tlu* dhobi guts even further th.-in that. Thi'V let some of thy etithes en-trm-ti I tn them ent on hire for the dav to natives wh • wi*h t-> lank dan■lified tor a f hours! But the last word, tho limit one might say. is to find that your laundry man tins' taken ail vour linen to the “shroff.” or money-lenders, and moved to n fresh district on tl:*- proceeds with bis wife and family! Your shirt, in fact, is in pawn!