New-York tribune., 1900-09-01
THE PASSING THRONG.

c "A. Williams. Of Johannesburg. formerly United
States Consul at that point and at present agent
for the Standard OIL Company IN
THE BOERs the Trsnsvaal. Is Just now In New
AND THE York his way back TO South
BRITISH. Africa The Boer-British war par
alyzed business interests IN the
Transvaal and Mr.. Williams came TO this country
10 pass the time until the trouble was over. He
has just returned from California. where he has
been for the last few months, and intends sailing
for England, route for South Africa next Tues
day When seen at the Waldorf-Astoria last even
ing Mr. Williams said Il really am not IN a posi-
status OF the South African war. / have been away
VIII 50 19s a time that have rather lost touch
II was ali but over The Beers still however seeun
40 20 Hlanaln ns am considerable show OF resistance and
ana inaccessible country for the British they nav
7 am Just IL fron tn 1P taf5-i Hf6 long 1d Hs s,l.
~ RFS n a month fishing at Santa Catalina Island
gamer doesn't swim neyer tacilsd Una ana @
c I out snall not regret that the opportunity
have been caught as high as 90 pounds in weighs
caught this year weighed lsS pounds and II eaT 9ns
You use an 's s5 P55es9ency OF the fishing club there
d~s IouT thread line usually about eight hun
sonaiy l use six hundred feet Of line as the
7bi ,is dash seldom goes over hve hundred feet
even at that, so rapidly does the fsh tTavsI thai
The fish when hrst hooked usually MAKES Snaoes 5
dash Tor liberty as rule from 900 70 So feet he
pull hi him sRS IN aHd 1 paz AS i99n s a he tires you begin 70
ana can bring him alongside TO the gar"
IF when the fish pauses after his frs, r,.1
rush continued Mr. Williams, you Immediately
start to reel him in. without giving
EXPERIENCE him chance TO breathe or recover.
WITH you may be able 70 bring him
BIG TUNA alongside without a further strug-
gle. I landed a ninety-six pound
tuna in this way in six minutes from the time
! hooked him. which is the record. After YOU are
put down for membership In the fishing club there
Can be eleeted This d Isd p oeS9Ts y0g
experience. I had been put down for nnenbership
out but never fsh rewarded my efforts Finally
beautif,i m IoqgE gb1 GAY gay hooked one he put Up
was pretty well out when I got him alongside for
bit grouchy As the tuna came aSongsids SoGG be-
6i GSHI al nm nm 20 gan him with care as my member
II be all right he answered shortly and with the
remark rIaark he brought the gan down on the hsh's
/ pack, instead Of taking him underneath, ne
should have done. The next minute the was
over Finally. Brought ugh; hn Alongside again and
too tired doh n aifc 1G~ exacyy VIVA. HspPensa was
/ the air about five feet and then made dash and
hundred feet of my good line trailing after him.
! The boatman consoled ne, however I guess you're
balm he poured on my wounded vanity
| When I was young man. said Edward Brown,
an artist, OF San Francisco. at the Holland House
| yesterday "a friend of mine who
| CARVED" returned from China brought home
CHINESE lot OF pearl shells beautifully
| SHELLS. etched or engraved with figures
| and landscapes on the inside OF the
shells. I did not marvel much at the engraving
as I did at the cheapness Of the shells I couldn :
| help thinking that some OF the sngravings must
a5 sos f67 kp Its @ Gsy or Two 10 2 and and vet % they
| request ne made investigation OF the subject.
and discovered that the Chinese had used the fol-
/ lowing plan: Instead of craving the picture into
[ the hard shell operation that would have been
1 labOriOuS and slOT, the Chinese drew the sketch
on a little scrap OF tea lead and inserted it into
/ the pearl oyster shell when IL tender The
inside OF the shell IN this manner got an impression
/ Of the sketch from the lead picture, and as
! IL sufficiently well printed the Chinese
would take the lead out and insert il IN another
1 shell, and That's how the carved shells
came 20 be so cheap, at least that was the ex-
/ PLANTATION that made 20 by my friend