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SYLLABUS OF A COURSE OF SEVEN LECTURES, ILLUSTRATED BY LANTERN SLIDES, ON A JOURNEY TO ENGLAND FROM THE EASTERN COLONIES.

DESCRIPTIVE OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE DEFENCES OF THE EMPIRE.

LECTURE I.-The journey from the East to London.

LECTURE II.-London, the Imperial city.

LECTURE III-Scenery of the United Kingdom.

LECTURE IV.-Historic centres and their influence on national life.

LECTURE V.-Country life and the smaller towns,

LECTURE VI.-Great towns, the Industries, and Commerce. LECTURE VII.-Defences of the Empire.

NOTE. This course of lectures is designed for use primarily in the Colonies of Ceylon, the Straits Settlements, and Hong Kong. The lectures are of a simple character, such as may be given to classes at the top of elementary schools, or, with some modifications, to adult hearers, Each lecture may well supply several hours' lessons, being intended to be the text for teaching and a guide as to the method of teaching, and not simply to be repeated word for word in a single hour.

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LECTURE I.

The Journey from the East to London.—Outline Syllabus.

The

The population and importance of the East. The island Colonies of Hong Kong Singapore, Penang, and Ceylon. The Ocean road. A British Mail Steamer. harbour at Colombo. Aden at the mouth of the Red Sea. The Suez Canal and the old Overland Route. Egypt. The Nile. General Gordon. The Mediterranean. Malta. Gibraltar. The approach to England. The South Coast and the English Channel. The Straits of Dover. The Indian Mail route. The Thames. The port of London.

List of Slides.

1. Map of South Eastern Asia.

2. Hong Kong, Queen's Road.

3. Singapore, the Harbour.

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16. Colombo Harbour

Work. Colombo Harbour--Blockyard.

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4. Colombo from Trinity Church.

18.

Map of Route from Hong Kong

5. Maps of Ceylon, Hong Kong,

to London.

Singapore, and Penang on identical scales.

19.

A Forest Scene in Ceylon.

20.

Aden, the Tanks.

6. Map showing the unity of the

21.

Map of Lower Egypt.

Ocean.

22.

The Suez Canal.

7. The Caravels of Columbus.

23.

The Overland Route through the

8.

Sailing Ship.

Desert.

9. P. and O. 8.8. "Caledonia."

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Cairo, the Citadel.

10.

Out at Sea, Deck scene.

25.

The Road to the Pyramids.

11. Saloon of P. and O. Steamer.

26.

The Pyramids and the Sphinx.

12. Engines of P. and O. Steamer.

27.

Climbing the Pyramids.

13.

P. and O. Steamer, a State Room.

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Map of the Nile Basin.

14.

Colombo Harbour and Break-

29.

The Nile Valley in Flood,

water.

30.

The Assouan Dam.

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15. Colombo Harbour, north west 31.

Opening of the Assouan Dam.

Breakwater in progress.

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General Gordon.