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the largest population are Szechu'an 

 Shantung, Hupeh, Kuangtung, Kiangsi 

 Kiangsu, Nganhuei and Fokien ; in each 

 of these eight provinces the number of 

 inhabitants ranges from sixty to twenty 

 millions. And the provinces which are 

 least populated are Yunnan, Chekiang, 

 Kansu, Shensi and Kweichow ; in each 

 of these the number of inhabitants ranges 

 from twelve to seven millions. The above 

 estimates are taken from Richard's ex 

 haustive and authoritative book entitled, 

 "Comprehensive Geography of the Chinese 

 Empire". In estimating the population of 

 China this authority admits the well nigh 

 impossibility of an accurate estimate, but 

 taking the number of households as a basis 

 the approximate population is put down at 

 four hundred and ten millions. 



The shooter should not conclude that 

 he must shoot in the sparsely populated pro- 

 vinces only. In the Yangtse basin, which 

 is densely populated, pheasant and wild fowl 

 are plentiful and it may still be designated 

 as the "happy hunting ground. " 



The money of China is another subject 

 the shooter should know something about or 



