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ce Christians," those spurious Christians who become converted in return for being provided with rice, are just those who profit by these differences of opinion, and who, with timely lapses from grace, are said to succeed in being converted in turn by all the missions from the Augustins to the Quakers.
Every visitor to Hankow and to all other open ports, who is a supporter of missionary effort, is pleased to find that his preconceived notions as to the hardships and discomforts of the open port missionary in China are entirely false. Comfort and pleasures of life are there as great as in any other country. Among the most comfortable residences in Hankow are the quarters of the missionaries; and it is but right that the missionaries should be separated as far as possible from all discomfort--missionaries who are sacrificing all for China, and who are prepared to undergo any reasonable hardship to bring enlightenment to this land of darkness.
I called at the headquarters of the Spanish mission of
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in Yunnan, 150
Bonvalot, G., in Yunnan, 149
Bridges, some notable, 26, 83, 85, 118, 186, 233, 240, 242
Broomhall, B., cited, 66, 67
Browne, Col. Horace, 246, 267, 268
Bugs in China and Spain, 55, 56
Burdon, Bishop, cited, 123
Cameron, Dr., missionary traveller, 213
Cantonese, 207;
in Australia, 222-224
Caravans of cotton, 226, 271
Carruthers, A. G. H., assistant commissioner of customs, Chungking, 51
Cash currency of China, 161, 162
Chairen, the policeman of China, 77, 190
Chang-chen Nien, Brigadier-General, Tengyueh, 181, 246
Chang Chi Tung, the viceroy, 3, 4
Chang-show-hsien, 33
Chang Yan Miun, the giant of Yunnan, 184, 185
Chaochow, 200
Chaotong, the city of, 97-116;
its converts, 178
Chehki, 137
Ch'en, merchant prince, 29, 30
Chennan-chow, 192
Chentu, city, 62;
river, 62
Chiang, telegraph clerk, Yunnan, 168
China Inland Mission, in Hankow, 6;
in Wanhsien, 27-29;
in Chungking, 49;
in Suifu, 65, 73, 75;
in Yunnan, 177;
in Tali, 213-216;
results in Yunnan province, 178;
in China generally, 180;
its teaching, 65-71
Chinese, in Australia, 222-224;
in Burma, 288-290
Chinese, avarice, 79;
benevolence, 29;
beauty of women, 13;
cards, visiting, 181, 182;
characters, reverence for, 170;
courtesy, 255;
desire to have children, 197, 198;
etiquette, 230;
friendliness, 140;
good nature, 117;
gratitude, 27, 28;
inaccuracy, 99;
indifference to pain, 104,
to sound, 74, 169;
irreverence, 195;
justification by works, 169;
kindness to children, 113, 290;
laughter, 195;
love at first sight, 153-155;
politeness, 196, 197, 201, 255;
respect for old age, 117, 198;
thoughtfulness, 189;
true felicity, 180;
wonderful memory, 167, 168
Chipatzu, 22
Chueh, telegraph operator and interpreter, 248
Chungking, city of, 34-39
Chuhsing-fu, 187
Clarke, Mr. G. W., missionary traveller, 213
Clarke, Marcus, cited, 210
Coal on the Yangtse, 32
Coffins in China, 92, 137, 265
Colquhoun, A. R., in Yunnan, 150
Conversion, instances of rapid, 179
Converts, in China, 5;
Wanhsien, 28;
Chungking, 49;
Suifu, 65;
Chaotong, 99;
Tongchuan, 121;
Yunnan City, 177;
Yunnan Province, 178, 179;
Talifu, 214
Cooke, G. W., cited, 46, 176
Coolies' enormous loads, 90, 91
Couchman, Major, cited, 274;
in Rangoon, 288
Crockery, 118, 119
Customs, China Inland (likin-barriers), 21, 48, 97, 118, 242, 272, 277
Customs, Imperial Maritime, 13, 25, 35-38
Davenport, Dr. Cecil, medical missionary, Chungking, 49
Davies, Capt. H. R., Bhamo, 285
Davis, Sir J. F., cited, 57
Dedeken, Père, of Kuldja, 150
De Gorostarza, Père, Provicaire in Yunnan, 172
De Guignes, cited, 140
Distances in China, 141, 278
Doctors in China, 107-110; mule-doctor, 145
Doolittle, Rev. Justus, cited, 69, 130, 170
Doudart de la GrΓ©e, in Yunnan, 149
Douglas, R. K., cited, 127
Dudgeon, Dr. J., cited, 112, 130
Du Halde, cited, 90, 108, 176
Dymond, Rev. Frank, missionary, Chaotong, 98, 99
Eclipse of the Sun, 125, 126
Edkins, Rev. Dr. J., cited, 130
Eitel, Rev. Dr. E. J., cited, 129
Excoffier, Père, of Yunnan, 146
Famine in Chaotong, 99;
in Tongchuan, 127;
on the way to Yunnan, 137-144
Fan-yien-tsen, 82
Farrar, Ven. Archdeacon, cited, 191
Feng-hsiang, Gorge, 21, 30
Fengshui-ling, 240
Feng-tu-hsien, 33
Fenouil, Monseigneur, of Yunnan, 171, 172
Fraser, Consul E. H., Chungking, 45
Fuchou, 33
Fungshui, 157, 175
Fung-yen-tung, 205
Fu-to-kuan, fort of, 52
Ganai, Shan town, 254-256
Gates of a Chinese city, 174
Geary, H. Grattan, cited, 43
Giles, H. A., cited, 129
Gill, Mr. Hope, missionary, Wanhsien, 27
Gill, Capt. W., cited, 17, 90
Girls in China, 13, 14, 139, 140;
bought, 155;
sold, 100, 101;
price of, 100
Goitre, 101, 145, 155, 185;
its prevalence, 227, 228
Gold, on the Yangtse, 23;
in Yunnan, 158-160
Graham, Mr., missionary, Yunnan, 177, 219
Grosvenor Mission in Yunnan, 149
Guinness, Miss G., cited, 213
Haas, M., 42-44
Hankow, the city of, 3-8
Hanyang, 3
Heads of criminals, 192;
of dacoits, 273, 274
Hirth, Dr. F., Commissioner of Customs, 40
Hobson, H. E., cited, 31
Hokiangpu, 222
Hongmuho, 270, 275-277
Hosie, A. M., cited, 17;
in Yunnan, 149
Hsiakwan, 200, 219, 221
Hsintan rapids, 15
Huanglien-pu, 226;
goitre at, 228
Huc, AbbΓ©, cited, 176
Iangkai, 144
Ichang, 9
Infanticide in China, 129, 130;
in Chaotong, 101;
in Tongchuan, 129
Inquirers at Wanhsien, 28;
Yunnan, 177;
Tali, 215
Iremonger, Capt. R. G., Nampoung, 275
Jensen, Mr. C., in Yunnan, 147;
experiences in China, 156, 157;
on distances, 187;
to construct line to Burma, 238
Jesuit Missionaries in China, 123, 173, 176
John, Rev. Dr. Griffith, cited, 130
Kachins ("protected barbarians"), 254, 259, 270, 273, 274
Kanhliang, Shan chief, 245
Kaw Hong Beng, Private Secretary to Viceroy, 4, 5
Kiangti, 117
Kong-shan, 141
Kueichow on the Yangtse, 18
Kuhtsing, its converts, 178
Kung Chao-yuan, Minister to Great Britain, 73
Kung-t'-an-ho, 33
Kweichou-fu, 21
Lacouperie, Terrien de, cited, 257
Lanchihsien, 60
Laokai, 148, 159
Laowatan river, 79; town, 85
Lay, G. T., cited, 13, 45
Leitoupo, 139
Lenz, F. G., in Yunnan, 150, 151
Li Han Chang, in Yunnan, 149
Li Hung Chang, 72, 149;
on opium, 46, 190
Ling chi, 69, 231, 232
Li Pi Chang, Telegraph Manager, Yunnan, 151-153, 181, 184
Li-Sieh-tai, of Tengyueh, 246
Little, A. J., cited, 13, 122;
in Chungking, 51
Little river, 40, 44, 52
Liu, Colonel, of Chinese Boundary Commission, 244, 245, 255
Liu, the Viceroy, 72
Lockhart, Dr. W., cited, 28, 130
Loh-Ta-Jen, Chentai at Ichang, 9
London Missionary Society, Hankow, 6;
Chungking, 49
Lorain, Père, Procureur in Chungking, 50
Luchow, 60
Lu-feng-hsien, 186
Luho, 187
MacCarthy, Justin, cited, 210
MacGowan, Rev. Dr. D. J., cited, 130
Maire, Père, of Tongchuan, 133
Mander, S. S., cited, 47, 191
Manyuen (Manwyne), 264-269
Marco Polo, cited, 238;
in Yunnan, 149
Margary, A. R., cited, 266;
in Yunnan, 149, 246;
his murder, 264-269
Marks, Rev. Dr. J. E., 289, 290
Martin, Rev. Dr. W. A. P., cited, 67, 170
Martini, M. (D.S.P.), in Bhamo, 285
Mason, Rev. G. L., cited, 28
Mateer, Rev. C. W., cited, 28, 140
Meadows, T. T., cited, 113, 154
Medhurst, Rev. W. H., cited, 87 (wrongly written "Meadows"), 197
Medhurst, Sir W. H., cited, 5, 45, 108
Medicines in China, 83, 107-110
Mekong river, 221,
Bonvalot, G., in Yunnan, 149
Bridges, some notable, 26, 83, 85, 118, 186, 233, 240, 242
Broomhall, B., cited, 66, 67
Browne, Col. Horace, 246, 267, 268
Bugs in China and Spain, 55, 56
Burdon, Bishop, cited, 123
Cameron, Dr., missionary traveller, 213
Cantonese, 207;
in Australia, 222-224
Caravans of cotton, 226, 271
Carruthers, A. G. H., assistant commissioner of customs, Chungking, 51
Cash currency of China, 161, 162
Chairen, the policeman of China, 77, 190
Chang-chen Nien, Brigadier-General, Tengyueh, 181, 246
Chang Chi Tung, the viceroy, 3, 4
Chang-show-hsien, 33
Chang Yan Miun, the giant of Yunnan, 184, 185
Chaochow, 200
Chaotong, the city of, 97-116;
its converts, 178
Chehki, 137
Ch'en, merchant prince, 29, 30
Chennan-chow, 192
Chentu, city, 62;
river, 62
Chiang, telegraph clerk, Yunnan, 168
China Inland Mission, in Hankow, 6;
in Wanhsien, 27-29;
in Chungking, 49;
in Suifu, 65, 73, 75;
in Yunnan, 177;
in Tali, 213-216;
results in Yunnan province, 178;
in China generally, 180;
its teaching, 65-71
Chinese, in Australia, 222-224;
in Burma, 288-290
Chinese, avarice, 79;
benevolence, 29;
beauty of women, 13;
cards, visiting, 181, 182;
characters, reverence for, 170;
courtesy, 255;
desire to have children, 197, 198;
etiquette, 230;
friendliness, 140;
good nature, 117;
gratitude, 27, 28;
inaccuracy, 99;
indifference to pain, 104,
to sound, 74, 169;
irreverence, 195;
justification by works, 169;
kindness to children, 113, 290;
laughter, 195;
love at first sight, 153-155;
politeness, 196, 197, 201, 255;
respect for old age, 117, 198;
thoughtfulness, 189;
true felicity, 180;
wonderful memory, 167, 168
Chipatzu, 22
Chueh, telegraph operator and interpreter, 248
Chungking, city of, 34-39
Chuhsing-fu, 187
Clarke, Mr. G. W., missionary traveller, 213
Clarke, Marcus, cited, 210
Coal on the Yangtse, 32
Coffins in China, 92, 137, 265
Colquhoun, A. R., in Yunnan, 150
Conversion, instances of rapid, 179
Converts, in China, 5;
Wanhsien, 28;
Chungking, 49;
Suifu, 65;
Chaotong, 99;
Tongchuan, 121;
Yunnan City, 177;
Yunnan Province, 178, 179;
Talifu, 214
Cooke, G. W., cited, 46, 176
Coolies' enormous loads, 90, 91
Couchman, Major, cited, 274;
in Rangoon, 288
Crockery, 118, 119
Customs, China Inland (likin-barriers), 21, 48, 97, 118, 242, 272, 277
Customs, Imperial Maritime, 13, 25, 35-38
Davenport, Dr. Cecil, medical missionary, Chungking, 49
Davies, Capt. H. R., Bhamo, 285
Davis, Sir J. F., cited, 57
Dedeken, Père, of Kuldja, 150
De Gorostarza, Père, Provicaire in Yunnan, 172
De Guignes, cited, 140
Distances in China, 141, 278
Doctors in China, 107-110; mule-doctor, 145
Doolittle, Rev. Justus, cited, 69, 130, 170
Doudart de la GrΓ©e, in Yunnan, 149
Douglas, R. K., cited, 127
Dudgeon, Dr. J., cited, 112, 130
Du Halde, cited, 90, 108, 176
Dymond, Rev. Frank, missionary, Chaotong, 98, 99
Eclipse of the Sun, 125, 126
Edkins, Rev. Dr. J., cited, 130
Eitel, Rev. Dr. E. J., cited, 129
Excoffier, Père, of Yunnan, 146
Famine in Chaotong, 99;
in Tongchuan, 127;
on the way to Yunnan, 137-144
Fan-yien-tsen, 82
Farrar, Ven. Archdeacon, cited, 191
Feng-hsiang, Gorge, 21, 30
Fengshui-ling, 240
Feng-tu-hsien, 33
Fenouil, Monseigneur, of Yunnan, 171, 172
Fraser, Consul E. H., Chungking, 45
Fuchou, 33
Fungshui, 157, 175
Fung-yen-tung, 205
Fu-to-kuan, fort of, 52
Ganai, Shan town, 254-256
Gates of a Chinese city, 174
Geary, H. Grattan, cited, 43
Giles, H. A., cited, 129
Gill, Mr. Hope, missionary, Wanhsien, 27
Gill, Capt. W., cited, 17, 90
Girls in China, 13, 14, 139, 140;
bought, 155;
sold, 100, 101;
price of, 100
Goitre, 101, 145, 155, 185;
its prevalence, 227, 228
Gold, on the Yangtse, 23;
in Yunnan, 158-160
Graham, Mr., missionary, Yunnan, 177, 219
Grosvenor Mission in Yunnan, 149
Guinness, Miss G., cited, 213
Haas, M., 42-44
Hankow, the city of, 3-8
Hanyang, 3
Heads of criminals, 192;
of dacoits, 273, 274
Hirth, Dr. F., Commissioner of Customs, 40
Hobson, H. E., cited, 31
Hokiangpu, 222
Hongmuho, 270, 275-277
Hosie, A. M., cited, 17;
in Yunnan, 149
Hsiakwan, 200, 219, 221
Hsintan rapids, 15
Huanglien-pu, 226;
goitre at, 228
Huc, AbbΓ©, cited, 176
Iangkai, 144
Ichang, 9
Infanticide in China, 129, 130;
in Chaotong, 101;
in Tongchuan, 129
Inquirers at Wanhsien, 28;
Yunnan, 177;
Tali, 215
Iremonger, Capt. R. G., Nampoung, 275
Jensen, Mr. C., in Yunnan, 147;
experiences in China, 156, 157;
on distances, 187;
to construct line to Burma, 238
Jesuit Missionaries in China, 123, 173, 176
John, Rev. Dr. Griffith, cited, 130
Kachins ("protected barbarians"), 254, 259, 270, 273, 274
Kanhliang, Shan chief, 245
Kaw Hong Beng, Private Secretary to Viceroy, 4, 5
Kiangti, 117
Kong-shan, 141
Kueichow on the Yangtse, 18
Kuhtsing, its converts, 178
Kung Chao-yuan, Minister to Great Britain, 73
Kung-t'-an-ho, 33
Kweichou-fu, 21
Lacouperie, Terrien de, cited, 257
Lanchihsien, 60
Laokai, 148, 159
Laowatan river, 79; town, 85
Lay, G. T., cited, 13, 45
Leitoupo, 139
Lenz, F. G., in Yunnan, 150, 151
Li Han Chang, in Yunnan, 149
Li Hung Chang, 72, 149;
on opium, 46, 190
Ling chi, 69, 231, 232
Li Pi Chang, Telegraph Manager, Yunnan, 151-153, 181, 184
Li-Sieh-tai, of Tengyueh, 246
Little, A. J., cited, 13, 122;
in Chungking, 51
Little river, 40, 44, 52
Liu, Colonel, of Chinese Boundary Commission, 244, 245, 255
Liu, the Viceroy, 72
Lockhart, Dr. W., cited, 28, 130
Loh-Ta-Jen, Chentai at Ichang, 9
London Missionary Society, Hankow, 6;
Chungking, 49
Lorain, Père, Procureur in Chungking, 50
Luchow, 60
Lu-feng-hsien, 186
Luho, 187
MacCarthy, Justin, cited, 210
MacGowan, Rev. Dr. D. J., cited, 130
Maire, Père, of Tongchuan, 133
Mander, S. S., cited, 47, 191
Manyuen (Manwyne), 264-269
Marco Polo, cited, 238;
in Yunnan, 149
Margary, A. R., cited, 266;
in Yunnan, 149, 246;
his murder, 264-269
Marks, Rev. Dr. J. E., 289, 290
Martin, Rev. Dr. W. A. P., cited, 67, 170
Martini, M. (D.S.P.), in Bhamo, 285
Mason, Rev. G. L., cited, 28
Mateer, Rev. C. W., cited, 28, 140
Meadows, T. T., cited, 113, 154
Medhurst, Rev. W. H., cited, 87 (wrongly written "Meadows"), 197
Medhurst, Sir W. H., cited, 5, 45, 108
Medicines in China, 83, 107-110
Mekong river, 221,
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