136 Sporting Notes in the Far East. 



SHIN-PO. 



The arrival of a ship of any description in this out of the way 

 place, is a matter of very rare occurrence, and as I have only been 

 here once myself, and also that the time of my visit was at least a 

 month too early in the year for good shooting, my knowledge of the 

 district is naturally very limited. 



The British fleet anchored here in August, '86, and I again was 

 lucky, and discovered a snipe ground, shooting some snipe which 

 I believe no one else did there being no birds to shoot. My 

 ground was a perfect little place, a small valley with a wet sandy 

 bottom, but the snipe were far from being regularly in, and after 

 all I did not do much good. 



In reaching this snipe marsh, follow the direction of the hills 

 which run on the right of the plain till you arrive at where they 

 almost diverge into a point, at the same time you will perceive a 

 large village laying on your direct left ; look for a hill that has on 

 its side, and half way dow r n it, a leaning fir tree ; then round this 

 hill to the left, and over the stream that runs down the valley, is 

 the snipe ground ; and in September it ought to be full. 



A few golden plover will be found in the brick fields, and also 

 an occasional duck may be expected at any time. 



The small island to the right as you enter, and close to the 

 anchorage, is alive with pigeons ; the best way to secure them, is 

 for one gun to land, and the other lay off in a boat ; evening is the 



