1. Fatshan Creek 1
2. Visit Sarawak 8
3. Sarawak-India-England 11
4. England 19
5. England--Groom-in-Waiting 32
6. In waiting 36
7. The Cape command 39
8. The Cape command--Flag in Brisk 45
9. East coast sport 50
10. Zanzibar--Shooting Hippopotami 57
11. Zanzibar 62
12. Forte--Flag re-hoisted 65
13. The Cape Command 68
14. Shore time 80
15. Country house visits 92
16. A shore journal 104
17. Home life 109
18. The Command in China 129
19. North China ports 139
20. Daibootz 153
21. The China Command 164
22. The outlook of the New Year 173
23. Hari-Kari 183
24. The China Command 190
25. Flag in Salamis 206
26. The China Command 218
27. The Command in China 227
28. The Northern ports 237
29. Memoirs of Gordon 245
30. Yang-tse-kiang trip 256
31. Chefoo to Japan 263
32. The China Command 272
33. The China Command 278
34. Close of China Command 285
35. Peking 298
36. Homeward bound 311
37. Late visit to the Straights 316
38. Some farewell notes 321