1886 _Frontispiece_

PORT SAID COALING-PARTY _To face page_ 1

ELEPHANTA CAVES " 18

PESHAWUR COAL-DEPOT " 26

EN ROUTE TO HUNT BLACK-BUCK WITH CHEETAH " 40

PATIALA ELEPHANTS: THE DRIVE " 62

RELIGIOUS FESTIVAL, MALABAR POINT " 70

BENARES AND THE SACRED GANGES " 84

MOULMEIN, FROM THE RIVER " 132

SINGAPORE, ENTRANCE TO HARBOUR " 140

SARAWAK, BORNEO: OPPOSITE THE RAJAH'S FORT " 148

FISHING-STAKES, SARAWAK RIVER " 162

ENTRANCE TO BIRD'S-NEST CAVES, MADAI " 184

FORDING THE STREAM FOR MADAI " 196

KINA BALU, 13,700 FEET " 210

BAD WEATHER, WEST COAST OF AUSTRALIA " 226

TREE-FERNS, AUSTRALIA " 244

NORTH HEAD, SYDNEY HARBOUR " 306

ABORIGINES IN CAMP " 370

ANT-HILLS, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA " 422

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EVENTIDE xiii

EVENING PRAYER 1

PORTSMOUTH, H.M.S. 'HERCULES' 2

TANKS AT ADEN 3

KURRACHEE HARBOUR 5

THE MIRS FALCONER 5

BOKHARA MAN 6

GOING TO DINNER 6

OUR HOME ON WHEELS 7

JUBILEE ILLUMINATIONS, BOMBAY 9

CROSSING THE INDUS 10

SHIKARPUR BAZAAR 11

SUKHUR BRIDGE, INDUS 12

OLD SUKHUR 13

TEMPLE OF THE SUN, MOOLTAN 14

RUNJEET SINGH'S TOMB, LAHORE 15

CANON, MURREE 16

AFGHANS AT JAMRUD