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Facing Page 



City op Nitze-fu i73 



In the Garden of the Magistrate, Nitze-fu 175 



Our Houseboat in the Gorges - - 181 



BaIvES of Sticks 185 



Hauling Houseboat over a Dike - - 191 



Shooting Ducks on the Lakes near Ningpo 193 



Chinese Sportsman . . - - 209 



Chinese Punt Shooter - - - - 213 



Equipments of a Chinese Sportsman - 215 



Chinese Duck Catcher - . - - 223 

 Natives Having a " Look-see " At Foreigner - 255 



