go Sporting Notes in the Far East. 



of the water. Some good turbot can be caught with deep sea 

 lines. 



A note of caution. If by any mishap you get lost in the 

 labyrinth of pine trees, that run close down to the shore ; never 

 heed. Before long you are sure to strike a stream, and stick to it 

 till it brings you out to the sea beach ; and then firing your gun will 

 do the rest. 



And now let us trip anchor and depart from this lone and 

 cheerless harbour ; as for some of us, its memories in spite of sport, 

 are not of the pleasantest. 



It was here, only a few short years gone by, that owing to an 

 unfortunate gun accident in a boat, a portion of us lost a most 

 exceptional and genial messmate ; and all who knew him, a greatly 

 liked and pleasant brother officer. 



Poor fellow, he was left behind in peaceful solitude, on the edge 

 of one of those vast and trackless forests, which cover countless acres 

 of these bleak and inhospitable shores. And although far from his 

 kith and kin, he is not forgotten, neither is his grave neglected. 

 And during the almost annual arrival of the squadron at this place, 

 there are always some old friends, who can spare the time to 

 journey to the wee sanctuary, on the stern and desolate shores of 

 far Siberia. 



