Chapter 14

SECOND MISSION TO CHINA--HOMEWARD.

Leaving the Gulf--Detention at Shanghae--Kowloon--Adieu to China--Island of Luzon--Churches--Government--Manufactures--General Condition--Island of Java--Buitenzorg--Bantong--Volcano--Soirées--Retrospect--Ceylon--The Mediterranean--England--Warm Reception--Dunfermline--Royal Academy Dinner --Mansion House Dinner.