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three years without <strong>the</strong> least deterioration. They should be<br />

packed in soldered tins.<br />

No. 7 is <strong>the</strong> best shot for general purposes. It is equally<br />

effectual for snipe and pigeons.<br />

There is very little fishing to be had in <strong>the</strong> Federated<br />

States. Most <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> rivers are polluted by <strong>the</strong> detritus<br />

washed out <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> tin mines, and it is necessary to travel far<br />

in order to get beyond <strong>the</strong> influence <strong>of</strong> this discolouration.<br />

Even <strong>the</strong>n, in <strong>the</strong> clear rivers near <strong>the</strong> hills, though an<br />

occasional fish may be taken by persistent spinning or live<br />

baiting, <strong>the</strong>re is no certainty that any sport will be obtained,<br />

and a blank day is <strong>the</strong> rule ra<strong>the</strong>r than <strong>the</strong> exception.<br />

Fishing tackle rots and goes to pieces very quickly in this<br />

climate.<br />

There are clubs in all <strong>the</strong> principal towns, centrally<br />

situated near <strong>the</strong> cricket grounds, tennis courts, &c. They<br />

are patronised in <strong>the</strong> cool <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> evenings by ladies as well<br />

as by gentlemen. Billiards and bridge are regularly played.<br />

At <strong>the</strong> headquarters <strong>of</strong> Perak and Selangor <strong>the</strong> State Band<br />

plays three times a week in <strong>the</strong> evenings.<br />

Dances, concerts, and <strong>the</strong>atricals each have <strong>the</strong>ir turn, and<br />

art associations have been established for <strong>the</strong> encouragement<br />

<strong>of</strong> sketching and photography.

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