ARRIVAL HOME 233 
On October 22 I left in the 8.8. Neckar 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 Neckar 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 aswell. 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 only that have as yet been named are given. 
I have to thank Dr. A Giinther 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. 
