84 Sporting Notes in the Far East. 



But I took comfort. Perhaps the brilliantly lighted ship, 

 combined with the inspiring strains of the band, had something to 

 do with these sentiments : or again, might they not have been 

 partially occasioned, by a little temporal courage, gathered from 

 the good cheer, of our more than hospitable hosts. No ! a 

 thousand times No ! God forbid that I should harbour such 

 wicked thoughts for a moment. I ought to have been ashamed of 

 myself. And when faced by the tiger, have stood my ground, and 

 immediately slain the monster with a well directed dose of No. 6 

 shot the largest gauge I had at the time in my cartridge bag. 



3 Guns, August 3oth, 1886. 



1 Deer. i Blackcock (weight, 2lbs. i4ozs.) 



2 Pheasants. 7 Duck. 

 4 Snipe. 2 Quail. 



To complete the varieties, a woodcock was shot at, but 

 unfortunately missed. 



SIAU-WU-HU BAY. 



As snipe are the principal spoil here, it is better to go straight 

 for them at once. 



Pull up to the head of the inner harbour (a good long drag) 

 and when there, take the boat into the mouth of what appears to 

 be a fair sized stream ; work your way up, keeping a good look 



