CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER XY. 



The position of Behring Island — Its inhabitants — The discovery of the Island by 

 Behring — Behring's death — Steller— The former and present fauna on the 

 Island : foxes, sea-otters, sea-cows, sea-lions, and sea-bears — Collection of 

 bones of the Ehj-tina — Visit to a "rookery" — Torporkoff Island — 

 Alexander DuboTski — Voyage to Yokohama — Lightning stroke. 



Pages 592—620 



CHAPTER XVI. 



Arrival at Yokohama — A Telegram sent to Enrope — The stranding of the Steamer 

 A. E. Nordcn-''J:i6ld — Fetes in Japan — The Minister of IVIarine, Kawamnra — 

 Prince Kito-Shira-Kava — Audience of the Mikado — Graves of the Shoguns — 

 Imperial Garden at Tokio — The Exhibition there — Visit to Enoshima — 

 Japanese Manners and Customs — Thunberg and Kampfer . Pages 621 — 644 



CHAPTER XVII. 



Excursion to Asamayama — The Nakasendo road — Takasaki — Difficulty of obtain- 

 ing Quarters for the Isight — The Baths at Ikaho — Massage in Japan — 

 Swedish matches — Travelling in Eago — Savavatari — Criminals — Kusatsu — 

 The Hot Springs and their healing power — Rest at Rokurigahara — The 

 Summit of Asamayama — The Descent — Journey over Usui-toge — Japanese 

 Actors — Pictures of Japanese Folk-life — Return to Yokohama. 



Pages 644—668 



CHAPTER XVIII. 



Farewell dinner at Yokohama — The Chinese in Japan — Voyage to Kobe — Purchase 

 of Japanese Books — Journey bj' rail to Kioto — Biwa Lake and the Legend of 

 its Origin — Dredging there — Japanese Dancing-Girls — Kioto — The Imperial 

 Palace — Temples — Swords and Sword-bearers — Shiiitoism and Buddhism — 

 The Porcelain Manufacture — Japanese Poetry — Feast in a Buddhist Temple 

 — Sailing across the Inland Sea of Japan — Landing at Hirosami and Shimo- 

 noseki — Nagasaki — Excursion to Mogi — Collection of Fossil Plants — 

 Departure from Japan ....... Pages 668 — 693 



CHAPTER XIX. 



Hong Kong and Canton — Stone-polishing Establishments at Canton — Political 

 Relations in an English Colony — Treatment of the Natives — Voyage to 

 Labuan — Coal Mines there — Excursion to the shore of Borneo— Malay 

 Villages — Singapore — Voyage to Ceylon — Point de Galle — The Gem Mines 

 at Ratnapoora — Visit to a Temple — Purchase of Manuscripts — The Popula- 

 tion of Ceylon — Dr. Almquist's Excursion to the Interior of the Island. 



Pages 693—721 



CHAPTER XX. 



The Journey Home — Christmas, 1879 — Aden — Suez — Cairo — Excursion to the 

 Pyramids and the Mokattam Mountains — Petrified Tree-stems — The Suez 

 Canal — Landing on Sicily by night — Naples — Rome — The Members of the 

 Expedition separate — Lisbon — England — Paris — Copenhagen — Festive Entry 

 into Stockholm — Fetes there — ConclTision . . . Pages 721 — 741 



