Contents.[A Quick Passage][A Record Long Passage][A Voyage of Misfortune][Beginning of the German Navy][An Incident in Hongkong Harbour][A Singular Meeting][A Little Railway Experience][A Good Record in Life-Saving][Presentation of a Telescope by the British Government][The Ship "Bombay"][Is There a Fatality Attaching to Men or Inanimate Things?][Chinese Politeness][A Brazilian Slaver][Mary Ann Gander][Hard Times][Memory For Voices][An Incident of the Great Taiping Rebellion][Conclusion]