ii. 101, 102;

influence of, on foreign trade, i. 227.

Exhibition of 1862, Alcock's collection of samples for, ii. 102, 484.

Exhibition, Paris, Alcock British Commissioner to, ii. 485.

Favier, Bishop, ii. 144, 346, 347.

Foochow-- Alcock's appointment as consul at, i. 116; his commercial researches at, i. 200. American enterprise a stimulus to tea trade at, i. 121, 122, 241. Canton disturbances reflected in, i. 119, 314. Naval construction attempted at, ii. 396; naval school at, ii. 400. Opening of (1844), i. 115; further development of, i. 240. Situation and importance of, i. 117, 119, 120. 'Times' pronouncement against, i. 114. Trade at, nature of, i. 118, 121, 122, 241; sea-borne trade at, i. 209.

Formosa-- French blockade of, ii. 333. Japanese invasion of, ii. 255. Missionary riots in, ii. 203-205, 207.

Fortune, Robert, i. 182, 183.

Fournier, Captain, ii. 327-330.

France, French (_see also_ Powers)-- Aggressive policy of, ii. 465, 466. British cordially supported by, in China, i. 377, 379; in Japan, ii. 45, 81, 105; regarding Chinese emigration, ii. 172. Cochin China, conquest of, ii. 253, 324. Concession of land obtained by (1849), i. 138, 139, 435; extorted by (1895), ii. 419. Coolie trade, efforts against, ii. 172. Customs Inspector proposed by Alcock from consular service of, i. 153. Elgin followed to Tientsin by, i. 331. Loan to China, ii. 421. Missionary enterprise of, ii. 175-177, 224, 225, 229-232, 234, 237, 238, 253; protectorate of Christians the aim of, ii. 336-342, 346-352. Peking campaign (1860), i. 349-354. Russia supported by, after Japanese War, ii. 415; their approval of French acquisitions, ii. 419. Shanghai settlement and "concession" of, i. 138, 139, 435. Silk industry of, i. 191. Taipings' support by British resented by, i. 141. Tientsin Conference attended by (1854), i. 311. Tongking quarrel, ii. 325-334. Yangtze expedition of MM. Simon and Dupuis, i. 371.

Freeman-Mitford, Mr, anecdote cited from, ii. 444 _note_.

Fujiyama, Alcock's expedition to, ii. 41, 42.

Futai, position of, i. 381.

Germany, Germans (_see also_ Powers)-- Aggressive policy of, ii. 465, 466. Alcock, appreciation of, by Peking resident, ii. 138. Anglo-German agreement, ii. 467, 468, 473. Armenian massacres, attitude towards, ii. 449 _note_. Chinese attitude towards, i. 366. Influence of, increasing, ii. 253, 254. Japanese attitude towards, ii. 40. Kiaochow. _See that title._ Korean expedition of, ii. 179. Military instruction of Chinese undertaken by, ii. 395. Missionaries kept to their nationality, ii. 338. Peking, legation established in, ii. 254. Propagandism unmasked by, ii. 454. Russia supported by, after Japanese War, ii. 415. Shantung sphere of, disturbances in, ii. 462. Silk industry of, i. 191. Toleration clause in treaty of, ii. 225 _note_. Transit duty extension, Count Bernstorff on, ii. 218.

Gibson, Mr, ii. 204-206, 208.

Giquel, Prosper, i. 394.

Gordon, Captain C. G., commands the "Ever-Victorious Army," i. 383-387; quarrels with Li, i. 392, 393; honoured by Chinese Government, i. 395; attempts at intercourse with Chinese, i. 399; appreciated by Li, ii. 189; summoned by Chinese Government, ii. 291, 292.

Gorogiu, function of the, ii. 108.

Grant, Sir Hope, i. 348, 349, 352.

Granville, Lord, negotiates ratification of Chefoo Convention, ii. 284-287.

Great Britain (_see also_ Powers)-- Anglo-German agreement, ii. 467, 468, 473. Borneo, colonisation in, ii. 485-487. Good faith of, recognised by Chinese, i. 83, ii. 190. Inconsistent policy of, in China, i. 432, 433. Japanese War, attitude towards, ii. 413-416, 433. Loan offered to China, ii. 420; forced on her, ii. 434. Narrowness of view among politicians in, i. 319. Naval instruction of Chinese undertaken by, ii. 395. Non-aggressive policy of, ii. 468. Peking, Legation in-- Chinese Secretaryship, ii. 132, 362, 363, 367. Deterioration in personnel of, ii. 360-362, 364, 366, 367. Establishment of, i. 355. Intelligence department defective, ii. 415, 423. Subordination of, to Inspector-General of Customs, ii. 165, 166. Supreme Court for a time subordinate to, ii. 358. Russian acquisitions, attitude towards, ii. 423-433. Weihai-wei seized by, ii. 434. Yedo, Legation in, assaulted, ii. 36-38; indemnity demanded, ii. 65, 66; burnt, ii. 62 and _note_.

Greenwell, Dora, appreciation of 'Life's Problems' expressed by, i. 159.

Gros, Baron, i. 321, 349, ii. 230.

Gurdon, Lieutenant, ii. 205.

Guthrie, G. J., Alcock's medical studies under, i. 2; recommends Alcock to Mr O'Meara, i. 9.

Hakodate, opening of, for ships' supplies, ii. 4; neglected by merchants, ii. 12; Russian representative at, ii. 104.

Hankow-- Abandonment of, by inhabitants in Taiping scare, i. 374. Consular officer established at, i. 373. Development of, i. 224, 225. Elgin's voyage to (1858), i. 347. Hope's visit to (1861), i. 223.

Harris, Townsend, ii. 3, 5, 39, 99.

Hart, Sir Robert, temporarily Inspector-General of Chinese Maritime Customs, i. 387; implicated in the Lay-Osborn flotilla failure, i. 388-390; an authority on Gordon's reconciliation with Li, i. 193; position and work of, as Inspector-General of Customs in Peking,