"It was like hitting the hard tyre of a motor ear," he said. "The stick jumped back and before I knew what had happened the head lof the snake was near mine—the movement was as quick as lightning. T fell over backwards. Almost at} once I heard a crashing through the brushwood down the hill-side. was like a big pig rushing down. No Jdoubt Mr, Python was as frightened of me as I was of him.
It is related that a python 24 feet Hong was killed near Belcher's Fort some eight or nine years ago.
'There is also the story of Head-Jquarter's House. A lady had placed glass of milk on the verandah' near her chair. As she was about to pick up the glass she saw a cobra sipping the milk. She fortunately did not scream but called quietly to a gardener who brought help.
The late Armstrong had 'a reputation as an authority on Tocal smokes, One of his friends. alleged that he had discovered 60 varieties on the island.
Centipedes are not uncommon. [Sometimes they are big ones, with shell backs like the back of a crab. vet cats may be seen on the south side of the island, Some of the new-comers may! find it dificult to believe that on, one occasion we had great excite: ment over a tiger. He was subsequently killed at Fanling. There is not much doubt that he visited the island. Indeed many people allege that tigers come each year. There jeertainly are wolves and wild pigs at Fanling.
Probably the local deer was the magnet for Mr. Stripes. These little animals are queer things. We were in a' ear coming back from Deep Canton, Aug. 28.
The Wuchow Hospital and various other hospi and all American, Frow Our Own Connesronpent Hongkong, Aug. 28. property at present in the hands The Governor-in-council has withs of the strike pickets will be re-drawn the orders declaring Haiturned to their rightful owners phong and Yokohama to be places within three days. at which infectious disease prevail This morning an American named ed, Monsieur Pablo Castilla has been Banbury was captured by pickets, recognized, under instructions from. after they had fired 50 shots at his the Secretary of Colonies, as Consul for Mexico in Hongkong.
The American Consulate obtained his release later.
The Boycott Mr. Banbury reports that ant [British feeling is very strong, and Very little is heard about the resumption of the boycott negotia-had he been unable to prove fir Tt seems that Canton is American citizenship he would have waiting for further developments in been shot by the pickets. its northern expedition before it will start another parley with Hong-Peremptory Order to Restore kong. People in this Colony are Mission Buildings pleased at the fall of Nankow Paes Sept, 1. and Kalgan as the defeat of the Accord to the Bureau of in-Kuominchun will make it possible formation of the Canton try of} for Marshal Wu Peicfo to turn his Foreign Affairs, - the attention towards the Hunan, a Government of Canton has ordered] great part of which is. occupied the office of the Commander-in-Chief by southern troops. If he is to instruct the Wuchow arthritis successful in a southern invasion immediately to return the Stout|as in the defeat of the army under Memorial Hospi Wochow tothe 5 "Christian Gener the American Baptist Mission for tion of the Nationalist re-opening and also to issue Canton will be much emptor orders to all Nationalist th event comes to pass, forees in Hunan and elsewhere to nationalists in Canton will protect the lives and property of all the settlement of the boycott, foreign missionaries and evacuate all Hongkong believes that whatever mission buildings now in occupation mew power comes in, the boycott the military. will be off.
The Government has further in.
Many of the Canton strikers fear structed the Miscellaneous Workers? that the government is not backing Union to open negotiations with the them up in this matter, The authorities of the Canton Hospital Government in reply says it will for a speedy reopening of that in- give them every support whether stitution—Reuter. financial or otherwise. The number
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.