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DIRECTLY THE BOAT STRUCK THE BEACH ALL HANDS JUMPED ASHORE. (See page 80.)
A BOY'S ADVENTURES ROUND THE WORLD
BY
JOHN ANDREW HIGGINSON
AUTHOR OF 'FOUR YEARS ABAFT THE GALLEY' 'TWO CHUMMY SHELLBACKS' ETC. ETC.
LONDON THE RELIGIOUS TRACT SOCIETY 4 BOUVERIE STREET AND 65 ST PAUL'S CHURCHYARD
IN AFFECTIONATE REMEMBRANCE OF MY DEAR FATHER THIS VOLUME IS DEDICATED BY THE AUTHOR
CONTENTS
CHAPTER I His First Choice
Chapter II Drawing Southward
Chapter III Within the Tropics
Chapter IV Under the Southern Cross
CHAPTER V Down in the 'Rolling Forties'
CHAPTER VI Some New Experiences
CHAPTER VII The Dangers of Torres Strait
CHAPTER VIII In the Java Sea
CHAPTER IX Toward Singapore
CHAPTER X In a Pirate's Stronghold
CHAPTER XI Through the China Sea
CHAPTER XII On the Coast of China
CHAPTER XIII From Hong Kong to San Francisco
CHAPTER XIV The Yellow Peril
CHAPTER XV The 'Alert's' Last Berth
CHAPTER XVI 'All Hands on Deck!'
CHAPTER XVII A Fortunate Escape
CHAPTER XVIII Racing Homeward
A BOY'S ADVENTURES ROUND THE WORLD