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CONTENTS.

 

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1. Chap. I.

   Commencement of British Trade with China, A.D. 1625 to 1834, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   1

2. II.

   International Relations, A.D. 1625 to 1834, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   12

3. III.

   Monopoly versus Free Trade, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   19

4. IV.

   The Mission of Lord Napier, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   26

5. V.

   Dissensions and a Quiescent Policy, A.D. 1834 to 1836, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   42

6. VI.

   The Search for a Colony, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   53

7. VII.

   Change of Policy, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   62

8. VIII.

   The Opium Question and the Exodus from Canton (1839), ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   75

9. IX.

   Exodus from Macao and Events Leading up to the Cession of Hongkong, 1839 to 1841, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   96

10. X.

    Pre-British History of the Island of Hongkong, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    127

11. XI.

    Confirmation of the Cession of Hongkong, 1841 to 1843, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    135

12. XII.

    The Administration of Captain Elliot, January 26 to August 10, 1841, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    163