over Nev Year for hunting on foot, the party in charge got on splendidly with the country peopl who joined in the chase, with great gusto, and were as much elated over the killing of three and a half brace of hares as the foreigners. The hunting there was described as excellent, for the hounds, although the ground was a bit hard at the New Year and the scent a bit on the part of obtained in the vicinity of Basalee and Chapoo, alo, the Intter place being the destination of a large tow of about ten boats at the season and a fews the New Year. really delightful country Chapoo, where hills and glimpses of the sea add to the (ar distant from much pleasure, succeeded in getting photom of the villagers who, as in well known, are ever distrustful of the devil which resides in the small black box of the camera, Interested Countryfolk The Si-tai Lake region, easily accessible for a four day trip provided a houseboat is equipped with a motor unit, was another place wherein amicabl greeted foreign holid crowd of "interested' countryfolk gathered around out houseboat from which the writer ible to draw personal con: us, and gravely watched the and comings of the party, member of the party whose antics caused a certain amount of retreating away from the banks. Small members of the community who had more time on their hands than their elders, who appeared at sundown to do sentinel duty until candlelight, could be coaxed into a great show of cheerfulness. For instance, one bright youngster with a captivating dimple, finally got so friendly as to start a conversation. He addressed himself to one lady member of the houseboat party as she stood fon the shore. Seeing that she could not understand his urgent demands the child repeated everything he said several times, very lowly and loudly annunciating:
ich word, before giving it up as 'a bad job. In the villages of this district, all the inmates "turned out" to view at close range the Col, W. F. Blaker. 08.0, o2¥. RA, who arrived a short while ago. Gol. Blaker served on the General Staff during the war and has served in various Royal Horse and Royal Field Artillery batteries in India, South Africa and England. 'He has been, also, military attache and general' staff officer in Rome and Athens,
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