CHAPTER III 
SPORT ROUND T’AI-YUAN FU 
N the summer of 1911 we returned to China, 
with the idea of carrying out extensive 
explorations in Mongolia and Manchuria. 
We reached T’ai-yiian Fu in July, when, the 
rainy season being at its height, it was impossible 
to start our contemplated journey for some time. 
I tried one short trip into the mountains of the 
Ning-wu district, but it ended in disaster, my head 
servant being accidentally shot by one of his 
companions. 
Subsequently disquieting rumours anent the 
impending outbreak began to circulate, so that 
I decided to wait a while to see how things were 
going, before starting on a long journey north- 
wards. 
In view of the general unrest in the country, 
we had decided that my wife should not accom- 
pany me on this journey, but I soon found a 
pleasant and able companion and assistant in 
Mr. F. W. Warrington, son of Professor A. W. 
Warrington of the Shansi University. 
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