VII. NEWS FROM THE NORTH 36 VIII. MORE BLOCKERS 41 IX. WHAT WE DID WHILE THE ENEMY WERE ADVANCING 44 X. THE NAVY LOSE A CHANCE 50 XI. PREPARATIONS ON THE KINCHOU POSITION 54 XII. THE BATTLE OF KINCHOU COMMENCES 61 XIII. THE BATTLE CONTINUES 67 XIV. NANGALIN RAILWAY-STATION 75 XV. THE LAST OF DALNY 80 XVI. THE FATE OF THE FORTRESS 84 XVII. THE LOSS OF KUEN-SAN HILL 91 XVIII. THE JUNE SORTIE OF THE FLEET 96 XIX. FORTIFYING OUR LINE 103 XX. THE ATTACK ON GREEN HILLS 110 XXI. THE BATTLE CONTINUES 120 XXII. STÖSSEL HOIST BY HIS OWN PETARD 133 XXIII. THE LOSS OF TA-KU-SHAN HILL 140 XXIV. THE SORTIE OF THE FLEET ON AUGUST 10 150 XXV. OUR SECOND ATTACK ON TA-KU-SHAN--A FLAG OF TRUCE 155 XXVI. DEATH OF PRINCE MACHABELLY--ALL-ROUND FIGHTING 163 XXVII. STÖSSEL DISOBEYS--PROGRESS DURING AUGUST 173 XXVIII. AWARDS--SOME PERSONAL NOTES 186 XXIX. SEPTEMBER PASSES 191 XXX. MOLE WARFARE 206 XXXI. JAPANESE VIEWS-GENERAL FOCK's MEMORANDUM ON FORTRESS DEFENCE 222 XXXII. HINTS OF SURRENDER--MORE ASSAULTS 233 XXXIII. THE FIGHT FOR 203 METRE HILL 243 XXXIV. THE LOSS OF THE HILL 252 XXXV. A RETROSPECT ON THE POSITION AT SEA 259 XXXVI. A COUNCIL MEETING 265 XXXVII. KONDRATENKO'S DEATH AND SOME RESULTS 274 XXXVIII. THE LOSS OF FORT CHI-KUAN-SHAN 284 XXXIX. THE SAPPERS--REWARDS 292 XL. THE FALL OF ERH-LUNG-SHAN AND THE LAST COUNCIL 299 XLI. THE FALL OF FORTIFICATION NO. 3.--THE FAILURE OF THE DEFENCE AND MEDICAL ORGANIZATIONS 310 XLII. THE LAST DAY BUT ONE 322 XLIII. THE END 330 CONCLUSION 336 APPENDIX I. 347