A WHEAT SPECULATION
His Excellency lii-nr^ l W ■ Her* A "Hix. the iif\v (uivcniHi* of tin- Fiji Islands, •'idled for 1 1 is !"*' nil Saturday. I)n rini*his progress across t ho omit inoiit. In* stopped in i 'ideapo and F*■] 1 into t l.i" ol niches ol t h»• npriatolfi. TllO 1 n-jffTl'ios fit wheat speculation wore so present'd t.o him that In* “took a hand" and when his ; last card had been played ho found himsclt the loser to tin* ox tent «>l about SIO,OOO. I During the rest of his trip ho was not so jovial as lie* would have boon if his venture had resulted in piin. but Iravolled to this city in a special car. remainin'; in tinstrictest seclusion during his journey.— ; .S ‘mi I''rmnus*v ('hronico .
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Samoa Times and South Sea Gazette, Volume 4, Issue 199, 28 May 1881, Page 3
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130A WHEAT SPECULATION Samoa Times and South Sea Gazette, Volume 4, Issue 199, 28 May 1881, Page 3
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