seems not improbable that during the present season, sportsmen may experience ual annoyance at the hands of and disbanded braves, in_ the neighbourhood of the Grand Canal. From particulars of such an occurrence with which we have been favoured, we learn that, 20 recently as the 17th inst., two members of a shooting party were set upon by about a dozen natives, who approached them with loud cries of "Tu! Ta!'
and uplifted oes, the cause of the ye demonstration being the refusal of the fore 'e up possession of a deer which sri shot. Remontrance was in vain. The natives asserted their right te animal the score that they had been instrumental in despatching it; and an old man, apparently of some influence among his fellows, went so far as to strike one of the foreigners with his hoe, inflicting a blow which might have been aerions in its consequences. Finding themselves out-numbered, and their boat coolies quite useless, and being also to avoid any encounter with the likely to be productive of annoyance to future visitors to the locality, the foreigners yielded up the deer, subject a promise that it would be delivered at the boat on payment of two dollars, It is needless to say that nothing more was heard of it. Within two li of the scene of this fray, another small lot of countrymen not only attempted to take away pheasants from the game rail, but actually helped themselves to cartridges out of the bags coolies were carrying. Both these affairs took place half-way between Linoun and Lo-zung. about two miles inland from the Grand Canal. The plice is known amongst boatmen xs Kin-loong-seu-ta-wau-meou—@> Fifi JY Fe -E Hj. Teo days Inter, at half-past fvo inthe morning, on their return journey to Shanghai, the same foreigners were awakened by the noire of falling glass. would appear, from the lowdalt's account, that when about 200 yards on the Chany: chew side of the bridge crossing the Canal at Oheeh-si-yeh J 4p HE, a boat with four men came alongside and demanded a toll of 15 cash. Payment being refused, the four made for the bank and landed two of their number. These men ran along the bank to the bridge, and as the houseboat passed under, threw some large stones from above, smashing a portion of ight window. The lowdah immediately rounded to, and landed three coolies, who happily caught one of the delinquents who had concealed himself i window of the bridge parapet.
much ado, he made cap'
raught to Shanghai, where he was given into the custody of his authorities. H.B.M. Consul, to whom the facts were duly represented, has promised to bring them without d under the notice of the proper officials. We may draw attention to the fact that there are about 3,000 soldiers at Wongdoo, and 5,000 at Wosung, and that when there are disbanded, as they sooner of later must be, doubtless with wages in arrear, a portion will probably take to roaming over the country, and shooting excursions anything but pleasant. The country people proper are peaceable enough; in fact, we heard a sportsman who returned to Shanghai on Mond: oak. warmly of their friendly dispositi hey recognise in the foreign sportsman liberal and useful visitor, and reciprocate any consideration shown them. It is the rowdies who infest even the quiet village from whom annoyance, if not attack, it be dreaded.
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