THE EXPLODING TOILET OF AH SIM -

Ah Sim, an elderly Chinese man, used to grow and sell vegetables. He took his produce round on a horse and cart to sell to local people and he was often followed by a group of local urchins who made fun of the old man. Ah Sim took little notice until he found them stealing carrots from his garden and then he chased them away.

The trio involved decided to get even by blowing up Ah Sim's outhouse. They planted a plug of gelignite and retired a distance to watch the explosion. It was at this time that Ah Sim received the call of nature and was seen heading for the toilet. As they intended no real harm to Ah Sim, the trio had to reveal themselves and shout a warning before the toilet was blown sky high.

This ended the three of them in court and they were lucky not to spend some time in the lock up but instead were fined five pounds each.

The following ditty was apparently quoted widely around town at the time:

The dynamite gang crept out one night
To give Ah Sim a terrible fright
The toilet blew up with a frightful row
And Ah Sim say "Who pay now?"

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