Sporting Notes in the Far East. 133 



down he goes, being immediately impaled on the keen-pointed 

 cane below. 



Fishermen might try their luck in the fair sized river that follows 

 the foot of the high hills, runs across the base of the peninsular 

 forming the south side of the harbour, and eventually empties itself 

 into the sea well outside the harbour. 



PORT LAZAREF. 



The fleet visited this port in the first week of September, '87, 

 and although opinions differed very much touching the shooting, 

 personally speaking, I found it a very good place, and shot many 

 snipe besides a few duck and geese. 



I was fortunate enough to discover a very sweet piece of snipe 

 ground stiff with birds, and I am afraid rather selfishly kept it 

 dark till I had pretty well shot it out. 



One way to reach this ground, is to face the river from the 

 anchorage, and go up the left mouth as you look ; after passing the 

 village A, you will come to the bluff marked B in the map ; on the 

 opposite bank to the bluff, is a solitary tree, and just above this 

 the river splits up into three channels ; take the middle one G, and 

 five hundred yards higher up, on the right bank as you go, is 

 another single tree with a magpie's nest half up it this tree stands 

 about three hundred yards back from the bank. Get out here, and 

 look for a path leading /// stream, follow the path till clear of the 



