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On October 22 I left in the S.S. Xechw for South- 

 ampton, at which port I arrived on December 4. To 

 my great disappointment, my Tibetan dog, Ja-ma, died 

 in the Mediterranean. When I showed him to the genial 

 captain of the Xeclcar he utterly refused to have him on 

 board unless caged, and this I was obliged to have done. 

 He was certainly the largest dog I have ever seen, and 

 handsome as well. Though he had bitten severely several 

 Chinese, I never knew him attack a European. 



One of the bears also died on the passage, the other 

 being sent to the Zoological Gardens. 



I had originally intended to supplement this book 

 with an appendix, giving the names of all the new 

 species obtained during my journey, but in the case of 

 the lepidoptera this has been found to be impracticable, 

 as the classification is likely to extend over several years. 

 The few onlv that have as yet been named are siven. 



I have to thank Dr. A Gunther for his valuable 

 remarks upon my collection of reptilia and fish. 



I cannot conclude without expressing great regret 

 at the way in which the missionaries, from whom I 

 received much valuable assistance, have lately been 

 treated, but several incidents that I have mentioned 

 will show what a credulous and cowardly race the 

 Chinese are. 



