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Ask Adventure rivers; by this I mean trolling and not fly-fishing. Trout and pickerel assume a great size. Another route to the bay is through The Pas, which has a tri-weekly train service with Winnipeg. Twice a month a train leaves The Pas and proceeds 214 miles up the uncompleted Hudson Bay Rail- way. From that point you could secure guides who would take you right through to the bay. You could also try some fly-fishing at Kettle Rapids en route, the only place to my knowledge where speckled trout are found north of the Great Divide. As a matter of fact I was dubious as to their existence there until I went along and saw for myself. Should you decide to make this trip the best time of the year to start from Winnipeg is about the mid- dle of May, and then you can have a little time be- fore the mosquitoes and flies commence to make life unbearable in the woods. If you decide to pass through The Pas look me up, and if I am not in town visit Inspector Gates of the Provincial Po- lice, who will give you any information and advice you may require. At York Factory give my re- gards to Mr. Harding, Hudson Bay Factor. “Ask Adventure’’ service costs you nothing whatever but reply postage and self-addressed envelop. Fall Hunting in the Ozarks Con SULT the Memphis oracle: Question:—“The writer together with a friend anticipates a two weeks’ hunting trip next Fall for ducks, geese, quail, turkey and other game in Arkansas. Have in mind going to Big Lake or St. Francis Lake. How is hunting in this vicinity? If not very good please suggest another place in Arkansas or Missouri where we could find same. What equip- ment would be necessary to make the trip? Also would appreciate any suggestion you can make.”’— C. WEzss, Aurora, Ind. Answer, by Mr. Thompson:—The vicinity of Big Lake and most places away from towns on the St. Francis River in Arkansas, are good for ducks, quail and turkeys, though the best goose-shooting is on the Mississippi close to Memphis. Now when you get ready for this trip, drop a line to my friend Nash Buckingham, of Buckingham- Ensley-Carrigan Co., Memphis, Tenn. He keeps in touch all the time with all that country, in fact has a daily bulletin of same for patrons of his sport- ing-goods store, and you can rely on everything he tells you as a Gospel fact about the hunting, fishing, etc. If you don’t want to carry equipment along you can get it allat Memphis. You will need a .12 gun, tent and cooking-outfit in proportion to the size of party that goes with you. If I can be of further service in the matter, will be glad to answer promptly. A Year in Japan HE WANTS to be a temple-dweller: Question: —“T am thinking—we are thinking—of spending a year in Japan. It is long since I was there as any sort of a tourist, and then I was sort 189 of tied up to officialdom. The very last time I was marking time in Tokyo with the rest of the war writers. So I don’t know the details I want of modern conditions. I'd like to get around Matsuyama—save for the hot season. Do you know if it is possible to get one of the old unused temples that Archie Bell writes of as being for rent? And what would be the approximate cost of such a place or a house in a large garden? What I would prefer is some place where the tourist trek is very light—if there is such a place— out in the country. So that Matsuyama might prove quite unavailable. How about cost of servants these days and food such as an American would need to buy to supple- ment general Japanese fare—meat, chickens, vege- tables? Is such food generally available? I pre- sume so in the swift progression of Japan; but how does cost of servants and food compare with New York? You see, I don’t want to live at hotels—save as we might take a brief trip to Lake Hakone or some such place—but we want to keep house—to live simply without any formal entertaining, but to live comfortably. Can you tell me anything about the quarantine laws for the entrance of dogs or tell me where to find out? Is the tourist trade heavy at Matsuyama, or can you name any other places off the beaten track where we can blend the Japanese mode with our own?’ — , Patterson, N. Y. Answer, by Mrs. Knudson:—You make me en- vious by talking of a year in Japan! -Matsuyama—now almost forgotten but at one time the world-known Russo-Japanese war camp, and the scene of Mrs. Scidmore’s yet interesting volume of “‘As the Hague Ordains!”’ How quickly things pass from the public mind! I’ve never landed there, but know the section and have seen the town and the famous old castle from the water. It’s undeniably beautiful about there, as it is everywhere in Japan for that matter, and I believe it has good steamer connection with Kobe. I do not believe the Island of Shikoku— upon which Matsuyama is situated—is visited much by European tourists, though the hot sulfur springs near Matsuyama are resorted to by natives. The terrible September disaster in the north may send Europeans more into these southern resorts. | There are numerous attractive places on the In- land Sea, though I believe you might find some lo- cation on the Pacific to be more comfortably cool the vear round. I think you may find it desirable to poke around a bit before settling down. Why not investigate also the possibilities of Matsushima—“‘one of the ‘Scenic Trio’ of Japan’ with its wondrous view of the bay and pine-clad islands? There is a small Matsuyama a few miles north of “shima,” but unless conditions have changed greatly in recent years I do not know that you could live comfortably there. There may be other Matsuyamas in the empire, since the name means ‘‘Pine Mountain” and pines are numerous. Matsushima is too far north to attract any rabble of tourists. Nikko has become a refuge for many Europeans who escaped the disaster in Yokohama and Tokyo; this fact may have changed conditions somewhat in this locality. DOO C©