China, Singapore and Hong Kong as places of residence for Chinese, 227, 237; cession of Hong Kong to British, 235; Canton, unique city, 244-266; Macao, Monte Carlo of East, 267-289; love of fan-tan by Chinese, 284; Germany's play for trade prestige, 290-310; land of meager commodities, 295; what her "awakened" trade would mean, 297; Germany's colony of Kiau-chau, 304-309; America and Chinese trade, 310-314; plans for rousing country, 316 Colombia, loss of Isthmian territory, through Panama canal scheme, 4 Colombo, approach to harbor, 33; landing jetty, 33; port of call between Occident, Orient and Australasia, 34; medley of races, 35; westernmost limit of 'rickshaws, 36; hotels, 39, 40; population, 44; Clapham Junction of East, 61; route to Kandy, 92 Cotton, Bombay as port, 139; Great Britain and America as manufacturers, 313-314; expansion of fabrication in Japan, 340 Curzon, former viceroy of India, 217, 218; Splendor of rule at Calcutta, 217 De Lessep's craving for greatness, 5; obtains concession for constructing Suez canal, 6; raising money for canal scheme, 6; death of, in madhouse, 10; monument at Port Said, 11 Egypt, loss of self-rule through Suez canal construction, 4; date of Suez canal concession, 6; no debt when concession given, 6; to subscribe nothing for construction of Suez canal, 6; Arabi rebellion, resulting in British control of Egypt, 9; deriving no advantage through canal, 10 France, how bankers of, lost controlling Suez shares, 15, 16; susceptibilities of, how preserved in Suez management, 16; ally of Russia, 296 Germany, second in list of Suez patrons, 18; Kaiser's fight for new markets, 18; friendship for Russia in war, 290-297; Kaiser's play for Chinese trade, 290-310; Emperor as Trade Lord, 292, 295; Kaiser's disapproval of Monroe Doctrine, 298; plans for capturing Oriental business, 301; subsidized steamship service with East, 302; "leased" colony of Kiau-chau, 304 Great Britain, benefits accruing from Suez canal, 15; how control was secured, 15; preponderance of flag over Suez traffic, 18; control of interior of Ceylon, 95; rule in, Asia recognizing no caste distinctions, 107; restoration of Taj Mahal by government of, 183; Job Charnock, founder of Calcutta, and pioneer empire-builder, 209, 210; great work in India. 220; Penang, 227; Singapore, universal sea-port brought to Empire by Sir Stamford Raffles, 227; Hong Kong, important port and naval base, 231-238; no permanent control of Eastern business, 301; tenure of Wei-hai-wei, 308 Hinduism, orthodoxy of Maharajah of Jeypore, 156, 159; animal sacrifices to goddess Kali, 167, 199-202; Benares, head of religion, 185-202; scenes on banks of sacred Ganges. 193-196; cremation of dead, 190-194; incomprehensibleness of merits of, 201, 202; habits of speech of illiterate, 223; curse of widowhood in India, 224