32 SHOOTING IN CHINA 



houseboat propelled by ytilohing will be 

 numbered with the hammer gun and live 

 only in the memory of the old sportsmen 

 who, when China was first opening her 

 ports to the westerners, were so often 

 glorious in the enjoyment of their sport 

 and, when "up country", "over all the ills 

 of life victorious". The commissary de- 

 partment is important, but the shooter 

 should know what he likes to eat and drink 

 and provide himself accordingly. 



Gun : If the shooter intends to hunt for 

 big game he will of course understand that 

 he should have a rifle of the proper caliber 

 and such a one he can easily select, as there 

 are several first class makers who will 

 advise and fit him from long experience. 

 The rifle is undoubtedly the king of small 

 fire arms, for with it the farmer defends his 

 fields and flocks against the ravages of wild 

 beasts and with the same weapon the patriot 

 establishes and maintains his personal 

 liberty and the legal enjoyment of his pro- 

 perty. But it shall be my aim to describe 

 the kinds of shot guns the shooter will be 

 likely to find more useful during his shoot- 

 ing expeditions in China ; and in connection 



