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by two-man sampan. The island on the far side is flat, and inter- 

 sected by a "maze" of deep creeks; land and cross the embankment, 

 and get into another sampan on the creeks; procure a couple of 

 boys, and make them pole the " pan " religiously through every 

 turn and twist of the several channels. 



I found, and marked down, a fair number of teal at different times, 

 and by dint of some careful stalking, and a good retriever, I 

 managed to kill a few. 



Bag. 

 i Gun. November 3rd, 1888. 



1 6 Teal. i Curlew. 



Cost of " Amoy sampan " for the day one dollar. 

 Cost of " Creek sampan " for the day twenty-five cents. 

 Go to Hai-ming on the flood and return with the ebb. 

 Later on in January, the water is blacked over with large gather- 

 ings of mallard, teal, and widgeon with a few geese ; but to arrive 

 within close proximity of them, is only to be done by means of a 

 punt ; and even then a long gun, accompanied by favourable 

 conditions of wind, weather, and tide, is absolutely necessary. 



The tiger shooting is pursued by the European sportsmen (owing 

 to the utter impractibility of " drives ") on the " waiting " and 

 " ambuscade " systems. 



A time is chosen when the moon is nearly full; the sportsman 

 then betakes himself to the previously arranged ground, and builds 



