June 1854 Whampoa Reach the river. Several Species of Periophthalmus were hopping about the mud, and in the riv- er several other kinds of fish were abun- dant, among which were forms resembling Pirvelodus and Lenciscus. Others resembling some of the marine species found at Hong Kong were noticed. A large pale green shrimp with very long arms and hands (Palomum sp) was a- bundant below low water mark, and was caught by the inhabitants in small "pots" of basket-work. Fish are caught here al- mast entirely in Casting-nets, which are used by the fishermen with great dexterity, and are often of large size. The little fishing-boats are all alike, and float down with the tide in little fleets,- thus coalescing as a for mutual protection against petty river pirates. Every day when the Boatswain's mates pile to meals, number of miserable little boats may be seen collecting about our ship, each containing a family of beggars, who receive not only the scraps thrown to them by the men, but even search with eagerness, with their long-handled dip- nets, the slops from the "head".