2 a had issued shares of the Shun Te JAB copper mines, in Tientsin and Shanghai. When the shares had all been up, the mines were discovered to be nou-paying. Thereupon Sung petitioned the Viceroy Li to have the enterprize put 'a stop to, and to return the amount to those who held share certificates as not to cause any loss of capital to the merchants, All this is on record. Proclamations to such effect were posted allover the streets, and lest there mi, still have been some who might be aut of the fact, advertisements containing the particulars appeared in all the pagers, and io one indeed in all the realm was not aware of them. Yet the whole arrange-mut was got up to shelter himself under a good reputation without anything ty having been done. Eight months and but few shareholders received their share money in return. The majority of the shareholders only encountered the shameless affronts of Sung. He not only is doing a great deal of business, but is actually raising grand and large dwellings in Hupei, giving no thought whatever to the amount of money of the merchants earned by the sweat of their brows. Since he Lad intruded not to pay the sums he received from selling the shares, why did he falsely petition the Viceroy, and then placard and advertise such lies? In appearance he some to the eyes of the public to have cleared everything from first to last, while in very trath he had sucked the blood and marrow of the poptisce. He deceived the Viceroy, amind-led the people, and defrauded the shareholders of their capital, Of course he now reides in a fine building with large entrances and thick walla, and has floors covered with carpet and leads a comfortable and elegant life, The people are nuanimons in donouncing him, and I therefore put the whole matter in writing.
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