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Refers to Aunt Louisa's passing. Reports on his recovery from illness and his return to work in College. Mentions the blackouts and their effects on the profits of the Gas and Coke Company of which he is a shareholder. Writes that he has read J. H. Weeks' 'Among Congo Cannibals', part of C. R. Beazley's 'Dawn of Modern Geography', and others. Comments on W. M. Ramsey's new book that he is reviewing for the 'Daily News'. Sends news of his wife and children.

His experience of pastoral work with soldiers in France. Looks forward to meeting the Shorrocks aboard his ship to India. Mentions that his travelling companion will be J. N. Farquhar.

Describes his journey, including a meeting with a Cambridge physicist, Gray, serving as a lieutenant in the Artillary, and his fellow officer, Mitchell. Disgust at a 'painted lady' on the train. Refers to people he knows upon the boat, including Dr Grosvenor of the W. M. S. in China, Elmhurst, Jennings of Downing. Mentions his cabin mate, a Scots second lieutnant who talks about his sweetheart, Nettie.

Asks Alice to send copies of 'Poets and Puritans' to Rendel Harris, Richard Glover, Mrs Isaac Braithwaite and either Mabel or Alice's father. Mentions that he has written to Raven about the YMCA in France.

Describes his journey. Mentions people he is friendly with on board including, Dr Grosvenor, J. N. Farquhar, Wishard, an American Y.M.C.A. man, Gray and Mitchell, two young officers, Mr Finch, a Christs man in the Egyptian education service. Refers to his reading. Describes his cabin mate, a man who has studied agriculture at Edinburgh and has a sweetheart called Nellie McNicol.

Mentions that this is a summary of a longer letter that he has sent via Alice to the 'Westminister'. Regarding his arrival in Bombay, where he was met by E. C. Carter, the American General Secretary of the Indian National Y.M.C.A. and a Cambridge friend, Whitehor; his impression of India; his engagements in Bombay; his journey to Conjeeveram, where he stays with Mrs McLean; H. G. Hogg and his wife; Conjeeveram; his 'boy', James Job; his engagements in Madras; plans for his onward journey.

Mentions that he is staying with Harold Wills at Nagercoil. Account of his journey, some of which appeared in the 'Westminister'. Describes the Church where he preached to a Tamil Congregation. Refers to the various reactions to his lectures.

Asks his parents to keep copies of his letters in the 'Westminister Gazette'. Thanks them for the reviews of 'Poets and Puritans'. Mentions that Alice does not have a chance to collect them for him. Describes the progress of his lecture tour in India. Mentions Mrs Wallace with whom he stayed and arduous train journeys. Writes that the father of an Indian student at St John's garlanded him with a 'mali' of silver and gilt. Refers to Gilbert Robinson.

Reports that he travelled from Vellore to Bangalore and is staying there with some Americans, the Stanchfields. Describes the missionary zeal of their 5 year old child, Paul. Refers to E. C. Carter and Sherwood Eddy. Details the location of his lectures. Recalls his first memories of foreign affairs. Mentions Stanley Edwards, and Miss Dorothea Stephen.

'Regarding certain losses on November 18,1915'. Claims for items of clothing stolen on the train from Matheran to Roorkee.