A quarrel with some of his partners sent Mr, Hashim off to Cuba with his grand opera troupe, and on his return he had some knowledge of Cuban psychology, though he had failed to make his fortune, He became faequainted with a vaudeville performer' who fad a trained monkey dog act, and he saw the possibilities, "How many animals have you?" he demanded of the trainer, "Thirty monkeys and twelve dogs." zald the man. "That is not anous, ald Mr, Hashim, *We shall want 100 monkeys and 100'dogs before we start out for Cuba." "I. can't possibly train that sian In such a short time." protested his) friend. "No. matte said Mr. Hashim, "E want the curt to rise ona Dig spread of animals, Get them!
Mr. Hashim, the trainer, and 200 assaried monkeys and dogs were an enormous success in Central America for two seasons, touring Panama ker they had had their triumphal tour through Cuba But Mr. Hashim was Uired of being an impresario of either opera-singers or monkeys, and with his wife he set off on a world our, "something more than thirty yenrs ayo. They proposed to go completely around "the world and Tand again in New York, Dut. Mr. Hashim has never been the type to adhere closely to plans merely bee cause he has made them. "He thought Japan looked as if' it could be developed: he was not sure how he would go about developing it, but the Orient attracted him, so he and his wife and their" trunks were disembarked in the Far Fast. Tt was there that he frst heard of Philippine embroidery and lace-making. Later he went on to Manila and began to organize a lace and embroidery export business. Mr. Hashim was the first_man to be responsible for the blouses, Aoyloys, and. lingeries that flooded the West from the Philippine Islands, The jade mines in Burma are of two sorts, the river-bed mining, which is comparable to. gold placer-mining in that the matrix is simply found and picked up from the waler, and the mines inthe hills, where jade rock chopped out. River-bed jade is rather a gamble, for the surface of the rock is corroded and discoloured by water and friction; only an export can guess at the colour beneath. Therefore, if a man buys such a rock he must wait until he gets back to) his factory and can cut it open before he is sure whether or not he thas keen "done," but, because of this risk, he never pays much, compar tively, for rocks of this description, and it he has bought a really good Tump his profits are large.
Mr. Hashim has made a trip to Burma himself in his search for jade; with one servant, a tent, and very fundamental supply of' food hho went into the Interior and set up camp which he used as headquarters.
enjoyed himself, though few letting old and this time T am going fo Indulge myself In luxuries. Instead of scooping up water from the Springs to drink, T have made no my mind to take a drinking-cup, and nothing will. change my intention. What" Is' life without some eomforts?"
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