CONTENTS. 



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CHAPTEE I. 



FOKMOSA. 



Bad reputation of tlie coast — Treaty ■with the natives — Island of Samasana — Origin 

 of its inhabitants — Cervus pseiidaxis — A national school — East coast of Formosa 

 — Gigantic precipices — Ascent of a gorge — Steep Island — Keelung — Filthiness 

 of the town — Formosan coal — Overland to Tamsui — Peculiarities of the 

 avifauna— Chui-teng-ka — Tamsui — Old Spanish fort — Imjiortance of Formosa 

 — Its harbours — Geographical peculiarities — Products — Climate . Page 1 



CHAPTEE II. 



THE LIU-KIU ISLANDS. 



Uncertainties of navigation — Geographical characteristics of Liu-kiu — Former 

 visitors — Orthography of Liu-kiu — Kapha-kiang — Enormous crowds — Two 

 American waifs — "Walled streets — Napha-kiang market — "We interview the 

 Vice-Governor — The Liu-kiuan type — Peculiar method of dressing the hair — 

 Tattooing — Tombs and burial customs — Altars for burning hair — The inner 

 harbour — A sunset dance — Dinner habits of the Japanese . . Page 26 



CHAPTEE III. 



THE LIU-KIU ISLANDS {continued). 



"We start for Shiuri — Dress of the natives — Old palace of the Liu-kiu kings — 

 Entrance-gate of Shiuri — Quaintness of the scenery — The fortress — Its three 

 lines of fortifications — Ruins of the ancient palace — T'skina — Country-house 

 and lotus-pond — Paucity of bird-life — Retiu'n to Xapha — Uyeno treats us to 

 lemonade — A Liu-kiu crowd — We leave for Japan . . . Page 48 



