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^NATIONAL 



GEOGRAPHIC 

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VoL XVI MAY, J905 No. 5 



CONTENTS 



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The Fisheries of Japan. By Dr Hugh M. Smith, of the Bureau 



of Fisheries. Illustrated 20 J 



A Chapter from Japanese History. By Hon. Eki Hioki, First 



Secretary of the Japanese Legation 220 



Our Smallest Possession — Guam. By "William E. Saf f ord. 



Illustrated 229 



National Geographic Society 24 \ 



Utilizing the Desert. Illustrated 242 



Geologic Folios in Schools. Illustrated . 244 



The Exploration of Alaska 250 



Geographic Literature 252 



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