Sporting Notes in the Far East. 1 5 1 



Promontory. This place cannot possibly be visited with comfort 

 under a week's leave, as it is sixty miles by road away from Yentai ; 

 thus giving four days for the two journeys, and two days for sport. 



I am told that hares, with geese and snipe, in the seasons, are 

 abundant ; there are also wolves, foxes (if you wish), and a few 

 partridges to be killed, with the addition of the greater bustard on 

 the large sandy wastes around Shantung, which places afford a more 

 or less safe refuge to these " kittle " birds. 



The best snipe shooting, is on the Lighthouse Island; the 

 lighthouse men are most kind in the way of putting up a visitor ; 

 but if you do not care to trespass on their hospitality, Shih-Tau, for 

 a Chinese town, is very clean, and there is always a temple 

 wherein to encamp. 



PORT ARTHUR. 



Woodcock in the month of April. 



SHAWEISHAN ISLAND. 



Rabbits are preserved here by the lighthouse men leave to shoot 

 being necessary. 



WOOSUNG. 



Shooting in a small degree in the winter months. 

 Land on the Pheasant Point side, and work all the country 



