BOOK ONE

HISTORICAL AND TRAVEL MATERIAL

CHAPTER PAGE I THE HEART OF THE PACIFIC 3 II THE MYSTERY OF MYSTERIES 15 III OUR FRONTIER IN THE PACIFIC 30 IV THE SUBLIMATED, SAVAGE FIJIANS 52 V THE SENTIMENTAL SAMOANS 79 VI THE APHELION OF BRITAIN 108 VII ASTRIDE THE EQUATOR 128 VIII THE AUSTRALIAN OUTLANDS 143 IX OUR PEG IN ASIA 158 X BRITAIN'S ROCK IN ASIA 168 XI CHINA'S EUROPEAN CAPITAL 179 XII WORLD CONSCIOUSNESS 192