INTRODUCTION
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
PART I
PEKING DUST
I POOR OLD CHINA
II PEKING
III CIVILIZATION
IV RACE ANTAGONISMS
V SPHERES OF INFLUENCE
VI ON THE SACREDNESS OF FOREIGNERS
VII DONKEYS GENERALLY
VIII ADVISERS AND ADVICE
IX CHINESE HOUSES
X HOW IT'S DONE IN CHINA
XI THE LAO-HSI-KAI OUTRAGE
XII THE LAO-HSI-KAI AFFAIR
XIII THE LAO-HSI-KAI "INCIDENT"
PART II
I THE RETURN TO PEKING
II THE OPIUM SCANDAL
III THE WALRUS AND THE CARPENTER
IV CHINA'S COURSE CLEAR
V FEAR OF THE PLUNGE
VI A DUST-STORM
VII A BOWL OF PORRIDGE
VIII FROM A SCRAP-BOOK
IX THE GERMAN REPLY
X DUST AND GOSSIP
XI DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS BROKEN
XII WALKING ON THE WALL
XIII MEETING THE PRESIDENT OF CHINA
XIV GREAT BRITAIN'S TWELVE DEMANDS
XV CONCLUSION
APPENDIXES
APPENDIX I
APPENDIX II