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In May. 1909. twenty-three Japanese poachers landed on Laysan Island, which lies between Midway Island and Hawaii, to plunder the bird life in the interests of the millinery and similar trades, states a writer in “Forest and Bird.” The wings of more than 309,000 birds Were cut off, and it was proved that the poachers, who, incidentally, were apprehended by a U.S. revenue cutter, cut the wings from living birds, which were left to bleed to death, and starved many others to death so that it would be easier to cure their skins. The birds of Midway Island were treated in a similar manner.

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Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi

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Ngā taipitopito pukapuka

Wairarapa Times-Age, 14 December 1942, Page 3

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Tapeke kupu
104

Untitled Wairarapa Times-Age, 14 December 1942, Page 3

Untitled Wairarapa Times-Age, 14 December 1942, Page 3

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