56, 
57, 
59, 
tons, 47 feet over all, 15 feet beam and 4 feet draft, and carries a crew of 
seven, fhe article expresees surprise that so small a ship could cross the 
Pacific, 
Anon, Foreign Ships Increasing in Japan: Jour Fish Soc Jap (141), p 268, Mar 1894, 
"Scores" of foreign ships have come to Yokohama since the signing of the treaty 
between England, Buesia, and the U, 3, because the guard in Arctic waters has 
been tightened, More are expected, 
Anon, Poreign Fishing Boats in the Bonine: Jour Fish Soc Jap (142), pp 385-387, 
Apr 18694, 
Lists 26 foreign ships fitting out at Futami harbor for the spring voyrge to 
the sealing grounds off Japan, 
Anon, Fur Sealing: Jour Fish Soc Jap (143), pp 611-520, May 1894, 
A most interesting detailed description of the American sealing schooner 
“Henry Dennis" which hed run aground in Hokkaido, by a Japanese resident of 
Nemuro who visited the vessel and talked to its crew, He gives sketches and 
diagrams of the veseel and its sealing equipment, describes how the vessel is 
operated, and what the crew is paid, and ends with a description of the crew's 
morale. He was highly impressed with their fortitude, noting that their cour- 
age increased with every difficulty encountered, but states, "their God is the 
Almighty Dollar, they follow the path of virtue, not for virtue's eake but for 
money or profit", 
Anon, Fur Seal Treaty: Jour Fish Soc Jap (143), pp 518-534, May 1894, 
Draft of the American-Ruseian treaty protecting fur seals has been passed by 
the U, S, Senate, Quotes articles 3 and 4, 
Anon, Conditions of Foreign Poaching Boats: Jour Fish Soc Jap (144), pp 624-526, 
Jun 1694, 
Quotes an article from the London Times on the Bering Sea patrol and exhorte 
Japan similarly to tighten ite guard against foreign fur seal poachers in its 
territorial weters as more Canadian vessels may now be expected to try to hunt 
off Japan, 
Murata, Tamotsu, Encouragement of Business: Jour Fish Soc Jap (144), pp 667-576, 
Jun 1894, 
"We have very few products for export other than our raw materials, of which 
the Kuril sea otter is one of the best and brings the highest prices, Foreign 
poachers have caught so many otters they are decreasing so the poachers are 
now catching fur seals, We have these precious animals which we do not catch 
ourselves, but let foreigners catch them, Our three warships on patrol are in- 
sufficient, We must remember that other countries guard their watere strictly 
against foreign poeching," 
Anon, Fur Sealing: Jour Fish Soc Jap (144), pp 599-600, Jun 1894, 
Notice of the experimental voyages of two vesesele of the Imperial Fisheries 
Co, the Chishima Maru No 1 and Chishima Maru No 3, which the company sent out 
to investigate the possibilities of fur sealing, They report good prospects 
for future operations, The detailed reporte of the observers on each ship 
were published separately later (Bibl 60, 65), 
