The Sphere

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Some peaceful aspects of China and our countrymen there.

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The crisis in China — the ‘Boxers,’ and who they are.

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Britain’s first war with China, 1840-42.

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From the Pei-ho to Pekin.

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From Tientsin to Pekin.

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The peril of Pekin.

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The Chinese peril; the threatened Treaty Ports.

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The fall of Pekin — scenes beneath the blood-stained walls of the Purple City.

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The crisis in China — how the Allies entered Pekin.

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The crisis in China — the great Yangtse waterway.

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The country of the Manchus.

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The crisis in China — what will the Allies do? Two opium hulks on the Wing Po (opposite the Bund,…

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The crisis in China. Germans executing Chinese soldiers.

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The relief of Pekin — Japanese troops passing through Tung-chau On the way to the capital.

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The Japs entering the eastern gate at Pekin.

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Reaping the whirlwind: Sir Robert Hart’s prophecy of a yellow peril.

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The mysteries of Hsu-ching-cheng, the purple Forbidden City of Pekin — revealed by our correspondent’s camera.

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Chinamen who wish to reform their country.

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The grim humour of the Chinaman.

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How the powers police Pekin.

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How the people in north China travel.

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A curious custom of the Chinese.

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How the Chinese amuse themselves.

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The return of the Chinese Court to Pekin.

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The return of the Chinese Army to Pekin.

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The return of the Emperor and Empress of China to the Forbidden City, Pekin, after their exile.

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A memory of the Boxer rising.

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Li Hung Chang — buried six months after death.