JAPAN'S GREAT FISHERIES.

Lake County Press, Issue 2114, 19 April 1906, Page 7

JAPAN'S GREAT FISHERIES.

• Japan leads the world ill t lit; ceon- j nmicnl and scifiit ilic development of ils fisheries. 11, lias more persons en- I gaged in tin's industry (says Dr.lf. \1 Smith) than any other luiition. Shnrk.s are iimoiig the commonest food fishes of Japan. They urn sent j in (lie markets to he "hlltchet'ed" I like hi'cvfs in other countries. ' I'he extent of the .1 apanesc fisheries ina\ he nidged from the size of some of die nets employed liy Hie fishermen j Hr. Smith I i-l Is. i:: the '•National ; I ieogra phie MaglK'iliP." of a net employed for ran hin- \ i How I ails which , was more i han a mile lonp', 25<>ft. J w ii|«- at its mom hj. and 1 l2oft . deep. ; (in one occasion ln.iiOii fish averag- i me, '..'olh, in weight, were taken at a i si in; 1• • haill I j A : I or,\ is at present i;niii» Ihe rounds i>i an Knghsh iiohh'inan who j has Peeli I ra\ ellim; in the I'llited Stall's will) his wile a lad\ of great j iligni' ,\ . The hishop Who lel Is the j tale was llwir fellow-traveller in a j imiiiii", w hell was uiiforl iinate j enough to he interrupted h.V a Preak- ; down. 11 was 100 much for the Kng-li-liw oinan ".I nines." she said, wit Ii ! w\ .Tit \ . "I (old ,\ mi some! lung would h.appeii if we started on a ] I'i ida,\ ." It was lhe bishop's duty ' to i hi-ow oil on Ihe t roulded waters. ' Madam." he said, "do you know . that Cnliiiiihiis set sail to discover i \meii:a on a I'Yiday, ?" The lady looked at the hishop with indignation, ami said, Sir, in my opinion ! it is u great pity that America was j evt;r discovered at all."