Cutting from [The Times] with report on "Central Asian Geography from our Prussian Correspondent" concerning the region of Badakhshan. Hodgson has added annotation. Dated 15 February 1873.
Cutting from The Times with letter, "The Central Asian Question" by H.W. Raverty which Hodgson has entitled "Ways to invade India". Date 28 February 1873.
Cutting from The Times with article entitled, "Commerce with Central Asia" concerning a discussion held on the topic at the Society of Arts. Hodgson has added some annotations. Dated 15 March 1873.
Cutting from the Daily News entitled, "England and Central Asia" reporting on a paper by Mr Robert B. Shaw at the Society for Arts Indian conference on "the important and dangerous enterprise of penetrating through Cashmere and Thibet to Yarkand". Dated 15 March 1873.
Cutting from The Times with letter entitled, "The Retreat from Afghanistan" by George At. F. Lawrence, writing in his capacity as one of the few survivors of the original expedition of 1839 into Afghanistan. He lays out his views of the current situation and suggests a full Trigonometrical Survey. Dated 9 April 1873.
Cutting from The Times with report entitled, "Imperial Festivities at Vienna (from our Austrian Correspondent)" concerning the major exhibition about to take place in Vienna to which all the royalty of the world has been invited. Dated 10 April 1873.
Cutting from The Times with article entitled, "Trade with Central Asia" concerning the deputation form the Society of Arts to the Duke of Argyll, with Sir Louis Mallet in attendance concerning commercial intercourse in Central Asia. Date 26 April 1873.
Cutting from the Pall Mall Budget with article entitled, "Indian Affairs" concerning army operations in India. Hodgson has added his own title "Geography & Commerce of Frontier States". Date May 1873.
Cutting from The Times with untitled article concerning possibilities of trade with China. Hodgson has added the title "China trade. Times June 27/73". Dated 27 June 1873.
Cutting from unknown newspaper with partial article entitled, "Trade with China" concerning the increase in revenue from trade with China between 1864 and 1871. Dated July 1873.