CHAPTER I

BARREN ISLAND AND THE ARCHIPELAGO 9

Shipboard Monotony--Edible Sharks--Calm Nights--Squalls--Barren Island--Appearance--Anchorage--Landing-place--Hot Spring-- Goats--The Eruptive Cone--Lava--Paths--Interior of the Crater-- Volcanic Activity--Fauna--Fish--The Archipelago--Kwang-tung Strait--Path-making--The Jungle--Birds--Coral Reefs--Parrots-- Two New Rats--Inhabitants.