IV. THE FIRST IMPERIAL AUDIENCE--SUCCESSION OF KWANGHSU 260 XXIV. THE MURDER OF MR MARGARY, 1875--CHEFOO CONVENTION, 1876--RATIFICATION, 1885-- I. THE MURDER OF MR MARGARY, 1875 265 II. CHEFOO CONVENTION, 1876 275 III. THE RATIFICATION, 1885 282 XXV. A CHAIN OF INCIDENTS-- I. DISPUTE WITH RUSSIA RE KULDJA 290 II. KOREAN IMBROGLIO, 1882-85 293 III. THE PORT HAMILTON EPISODE, 1885-87 303 IV. TIBET 305 V. THE CRUISE OF THE SEVENTH PRINCE, 1886 312 VI. THE EMPEROR ASSUMES THE GOVERNMENT, 1889 318 VII. THE VISIT OF THE CZAREVITCH, 1891 321 XXVI. THE TONGKING QUARREL 324 XXVII. THE FRENCH PROTECTORATE OF CHRISTIANS 336 XXVIII. BRITISH SERVICES: DIPLOMATIC, CONSULAR, AND JUDICIAL 353 XXIX. CHINA AND HER RULERS 368 XXX. CHINA'S AWAKENING 388 XXXI. THE COLLAPSE 403 XXXII. THE RESETTLEMENT OF THE FAR EAST 417 XXXIII. THE OUTCOME-- I. THE SITUATION IN PEKING 435 II. THE CHRONIC CAUSE 440 III. IMMEDIATE PROVOCATION 447 IV. THE DYNASTIC FACTOR 455 V. THE CHINESE OUTBREAK 461 VI. THE CRUX 464 XXXIV. SIR RUTHERFORD ALCOCK'S LATER YEARS 476 INDEX 490 ILLUSTRATIONS TO THE SECOND VOLUME. PAGE SIR RUTHERFORD ALCOCK _Frontispiece_ LORD ELGIN 6 PRINCE KUNG 134 WÊNSIANG 136 MANCHU (TARTAR) WOMEN 138 MANCHU WOMEN 140 CHINESE WOMEN 142 CHINESE STREET SCENE DURING RAINY SEASON 144 LI HUNG-CHANG AT THE AGE OF FIFTY 184