- Title
Peking dust
- Date
c1919
- Description
Letters written October and November, 1916.--Letters written February and March, 1917
Illustrated with photographs
- Table Of Contents
- Contents p.ix
Part I. Letters written October and November, 1916
I. Poor old China p.3
II. Peking p.13
III. Civilization p.24
IV. Race antagonisms p.29
V. Spheres of influence p.39
VI. On the sacredness of foreigners p.50
VII. Donkeys generally p.61
VIII. Advisers and advice p.71
IX. Chinese houses p.77
X. How it's done in China p.86
XI. The Lao-Hsi-Kai outrage p.94
XII. The Lao-Hsi-Kai affair p.101
XIII. The Lao-Hsi-Kai "incident" p.108
Part II. Letters written February and March, 1917
I. The return to Peking p.115
II. The opium scandal p.124
III. The walrus and the carpenter p.132
IX. China's course clear p.139
X. Fear of the plunge p.145
VI. A dust-storm p.150
VII. A bowl of porridge p.164
VIII. From a scrap-book p.172
IX. The German reply p.182
X. Dust and gossip p.189
XI. Diplomatic relations broken p.198
XII. Walking on the wall p.202
XIII. Meeting the president of China p.208
XIV. Great Britain's twelve demands p.220
XV. Conclusion p.229
Appendixes p.231
- Contents p.ix
- Publisher
- Source
This eBook is digitized by Pao Yue-Kong Library from the Special Collections
- Resource Type
- Format
image/jpeg
- Extent
This eBook: 276 p.
Source format: viii, 240 p. ; 19 cm.
- Language
- Identifier
Barcode: 0000803867548
Call No.: [CLR] DS721 .L3 1919
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