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Show JAPAISE 1 1 Powc r Boats in Hawaiian Waters Aid Them in the Slaughter Honolu, Jan. 24. via San Francisco, Jan. 31. Tho United States revenue cutter Thetis, recently stationed In these waters, Is on a cruise to Midway Mid-way Islands to investigate the reports of cxtenalve poaching operations by Japanese, who are said to have dc-stroed dc-stroed mlirions of birds for the sake 1 of the plumage. All the islands under investigation were Included In a "Hawaiian "Ha-waiian Islands bird reservation" by the federal government some months ago. -. Nearly all of the JapanescsampanA ! engaged in " the fishing business off Honolulu have been fitted with power ; engines, and many of them are now-capable now-capable of making extended ocean j trips. They frequently remain out of , port for days together There have been suspicions that some of them visit the bird Islands Other reports have come here of Japanese 6choou ers calling at the islands. Captain Jacobs of tho Thetis Is expected ex-pected to report to Collector of Customs Cus-toms Stackable In a few days. |