Notes in the Far East. 1 3 1 



from village to village, working their surrounding patches of culti- 

 vation in turn. It is not unlikely that farmer " Flat Hat " will 

 be inclined to remonstrate against you walking through his standing 

 corn, but he must be immediately met with a " Compose" (Corean 

 for good morning) hurled at him at the top of your voice : he is 

 generally so taken aback with this unwonted mark of civility, that 

 he allows you to go your way in peace ; but if the greeting should 

 not appear to have the desired effect, then endeavour to appease 

 his wrath, by a battery of sweet and honeyed words taken from 

 your best Irish Parliamentary vocabulary. 



Sometimes even this method fails, and he gets violent, exhibiting 

 unmistakable pugnacious inclinations ; then as a last desperate 

 resource, offer him ten cents (2^d). I never knew the latter 

 expedient prove unavailing. 



A few quail and snipe are to be found in the cornfields and 

 paddy, on the slopes above the village, opposite the Japanese 

 settlement. A "smell" dog will be required. 



To land at the town of Ginganfo, on the right entering the 

 harbour, is fruitless labour ; I grant that the surrounding country 

 looks most "likely," but beyond a solitary cock pheasant and perhaps 

 a pigeon or two, it is quite blank. 



In late autumn, a visit to the river, which flows into the sea 

 beyond the Japanese settlement, and to the northward of the 

 harbour, is quite worth while. 



