Empire by Sir Stamford
Raffles, 227;
Hong Kong, important port and naval base, 231-238;
no permanent control of Eastern business, 301;
tenure of Wei-hai-wei, 308

Hinduism, orthodoxy of Maharajah of Jeypore, 156, 159;
animal sacrifices to goddess Kali, 167, 199-202;
Benares, head of religion, 185-202;
scenes on banks of sacred Ganges. 193-196;
cremation of dead, 190-194;
incomprehensibleness of merits of, 201, 202;
habits of speech of illiterate, 223;
curse of widowhood in India, 224

Hong Kong, island link in Britain's chain, 231;
rains, 231, 232;
city wrested from mountain side, 232;
cession from China, 235;
guarding northern entrance to China Sea, 235, 236;
population and traffic, 236;
Happy Valley race-course, 238, 241;
benefits and pitfalls of the chit, 241, 242;
convenience of bills of fare, 243

India, Bombay and its Parsees, 126-133;
scenes at Bombay race meeting, 137, 138;
caste, 140, 143;
people not readily convinced of advantage of modern
implements, 143, 144;
Jeypore, 149-167;
Ambir, old capital of Jeypore, 166;
Agra and Taj Mahal, 168-184;
Benares, fountainhead of Hindu religion, 185-202;
Calcutta, capital of British India, 205-219;
viceroyship of Lord Curzon, 217, 218;
Viscount Kitchener, head of army, 218, 219;
facts and figures of, 220, 223, 225;
the "L. G." of Bengal, 219

Ismail, Khedive, lured into assisting Suez scheme, 6;
prodigality of, 10;
personal holding of Suez securities, 10

Jahan, Shah, builder of Taj Mahal, 168, 171;
interment beside wife's grave, 179

Japan, commercial future, 315-344;
best exponent of Asiatic progress, 315;
"scourge of God" and "yellow peril" of German origin, 316;
advantages secured by defeating Russia, 317;
process of industrial development, 317;
national debt, 318, 321, 324;
homogeneity of people, 322;
resources, 325-330;
desire to emulate England, 331;
why country can exploit near-by lands advantageously, 332;
mighty tonnage on Pacific, 333, 334;
shipbuilding, 334, 335;
no real "menace" to American trade, 341;
athirst for knowledge, 342-344

Jeypore, capital of Maharajah of, 149-165;
fondness of women for jewelry, 151;
benevolent ruler of, 156, 159;
astronomical apparatus of Jai Singh, 164

Kandy, ancient capital of Ceylon, 43;
journey from Colombo, 92;
city of Buddha's tooth, 95;
Buddhist pilgrims to, 95, 96;
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