ACKNOWLEDGMENT

The writer wishes to thank the following friends who have been kind enough to lend the photographs used in the illustrations: Warren R. Austin, F. C. Hitchcock, Margaret Frieder, T. Severin and Rachel Snow.

CONTENTS

PART I

Letters Written October and November, 1916

CHAPTERPAGE
I[Poor Old China]3
II[Peking]13
III[Civilization]24
IV[Race Antagonisms]29
V[Spheres of Influence]39
VI[On the Sacredness of Foreigners]50
VII[Donkeys Generally]61
VIII[Advisers and Advice]71
IX[Chinese Houses]77
X[How It's Done in China]86
XI[The Lao-Hsi-Kai Outrage]94
XII[The Lao-Hsi-Kai Affair]101
XIII[The Lao-Hsi-Kai "Incident"]108

PART II

Letters Written February and March, 1917

I[The Return to Peking]115
II[The Opium Scandal]124
III[The Walrus and the Carpenter]132
IV[China's Course Clear]139
V[Fear of the Plunge]145
VI[A Dust-Storm]150
VII[A Bowl of Porridge]164
VIII[ From a Scrap-Book]172
IX[ The German Reply]182
X[Dust and Gossip]189
XI[Diplomatic Relations Broken]198
XII[Walking on the Wall]202
XIII[Meeting the President of China]208
XIV[Great Britain's Twelve Demands]220
XV[Conclusion]229
[Appendixes]231