August 30—Col. Olcott escorts Annie Besant to the Hall of Science meeting where she delivers her farewell address (ODL, IV, 379 et seq.; Path, VI, Oct., 1891, p. 231; Ransom, 283; excerpts from Address, Theos., XIII, Suppl. Oct., 1891, pp. ix et seq.; Lucifer, IX, p. 83) . September 4—Col. Olcott leaves London for Stockholm, via Hull and Göteborg. Has audience with King Oscar II. Returns to London via Copenhague, Kiel, Hamburg, Bremen, Osnabruck and Flushing (ODL, IV, 388-90; Ransom, 283). September 8—W. Q. Judge starts on his postponed trip to the West Coast in U.S.A. (Path, VI, 230). September 16-Col. Olcott sails from Liverpool for the U.S.A. Arrives at New York Sept. 23rd, where he is for the first time since 1878, and is met by Fullerton, Neresheimer and his own sister, Mrs. Belle Mitchell. Gives one lecture. On Sept. 28th, takes the overland train and stops at Sacramento and San Francisco where Judge meets him. Lectures several times (ODL, IV, 390-96; Ransom, 283; Theos., XIII, Suppl. Dec., 1891, pp. xxvi-xxvii). October—Oriental Department established in London on the basis of the similar effort in U.S.A. (Theos., XIII, Dec., 1891, pp. 188-89).
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October 8—Col. Olcott embarks from San Francisco for Yokohama, via Honolulu; reaches destination the 28th; then goes to Kyoto, via Kobe. Meets with various Buddhist priests in connection with his 14 Fundamental Principles, etc. (ODL, IV, 397-408; Ransom, 284; Theos„ XIII, Suppl. Dec., 1891, p. xxviii). November 10—Col. Olcott embarks from Kobe for Ceylon, via Shanghai, Hong-Kong, Singapore. Arrives in Colombo the 29th (ODL, IV, 309-10; Ransom, 284). November 18—Annie Besant sails for New York; sails back to England Dec. 9th (Path, VI, Dec., 1891, p. 296; Jan., 1892, p. 325; Lucifer, IX, p. 344) . November—New premises not far from the London Headquarters have been secured for the H.P.B. Press; new equipment is expected from America. All the printing will be done there from now on. James M. Pryse is in charge of the Press, and the Managers are Countess C. Wachtmeister, Annie Besant, G. R. S. Mead and E. T. Sturdy (Theos., XIII, Jan., 1892, p. 252; Lucifer, IX, Nov., 1891, pp, 254-55). December 10--Col. Olcott returns to Adyar, after ten days in Ceylon (ODL, IV, 413; Ransom, 284). December 27-29—Annual Convention at Adyar (Path, VI, March, 1892, pp. 403-06; Ransom, 284-85; Gen. Report, Theos., XIII, Suppl. to January, 1892) .
KEY TO ABBREVIATIONS Lucifer—A Theosophical Magazine, designed to “Bring to Light the Hidden Things of Darkness.” London, 1887, etc. ODL—Old Diary Leaves, by Col. Henry Steel Olcott. Fourth Series, 1887-1892. London: Theos. Pub].