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the Thames at Shepperton by Mr. R. Smith. Large Dace have also 
been captured, including one of 1 lb. 6 oz., taken in a Christchurch 
mill-pool, and another of 1 lb. 1 oz., secured in Walton’s river—the 
Lea. In merit, size for size, these Dace equal a 60 lb. or 70 lb. 
Salmon. The largest was caught by Mr. Hullett. 
One of the heaviest Bream brought to bank was taken in the © 
Colne by Mr. Gerken, a member of the West Green A.8., Tottenham ; — 
it scaled 7 lb. 14.0z. For size and quality the Thames has again 
furnished the largest Barbel of the season, this being a specimen of — 
10 lb., taken by Dr. Macroy at Sunbury, and fine Perch of 4 Ib. (Old — 
Windsor) and 3 lb. (Reading) are also recorded from this river.— — 
Evening Standard and St. James’s Gazette, Jan. 1st, 1908. 

. Voracity of the Chub.—‘ A friend once brought us a big Aire 
Chub to set up, weighing 4 lb. 20z. When opened it was found to 
contain a half-grown Water-Vole, which had no doubt been pulled 
under when crossing the river. Nothing in the shape of food seems 
to come amiss to the swarms of this fish, which thrive somehow 
in the sewage-contaminated parts of the Aire within the lmits 
named.”—W. H. Whitaker, ‘‘The Fishes of Upper Airedale” (Brad- 
ford Scientific Journal, July, 1907). 
