CONTENTS xv 



CHAPTER PAGE 



XXVIII. THE LAST OF CHINA 262 



XXIX. A PHANTOM JOURNEY . . . 276 



XXX. AN ECHO OF THE CALL . . . 284 



APPENDICES 



A. FIELD MEASUREMENTS, ETC. . . . 291 



B. ESTIMATE OF EXPENSES . . . 308 



C. TABLE OF DISTANCES AND STAGES . . 310 



INDEX 315 



