The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-26
SOME CHINESE DATES.
Chronology of the Attempts to Intro
ducc Western Civilization.

4 thrGhofOSy Of the Attempts TO intro
ducc Western Civilization.
Following are some of the most impor-
tant Chinese dates, giving in chronology
cal order a record of the Efforts TO intro
duce Western ideas and inventions in the
Middle Kingdom and of resistance to all
change:
27C0 B. C.-Chnese first cycle.
29S b. C.-Great wall of China completed.
400 a. D.-Nankin the capital of China.
1260-Seat of Government transferred to
Pehin.
1275-Marco Polo introduced m!sslona-
ries.
15f7-Europeans first arrived at Canton.
I53G-Macao granted to the Portuguese.
1552-April Is, st. Francis Xavier left
Goa for China; December 2, died on San
choan.
16O1-January "a, Matthews Ricci, the Je-
! suit missionary, entered Pekin.
16l7-1647-The Tartars conquered China.
l656-July 4, first Dutch embassy arrived
at Tientsin.
1G6O-Tea. sent to England.
1662-General earthquake; 100000 buried
| at Fekin.
1GSO-East India Company began trade
with China.
1719-l727-Commercia relations with
Russia.
172S-June "A, Russian and Chinese
| treaty.
1733-January 90, decree from Yung-
Ching forbidding. under pain Of death, the
propagation OF the Christian faith IN
China
1793-September IA, Earl Macartneys
embassy arrived at Pekin.
1793-October I, he was ordered to de-
part
1S34-ApriI %, the exclusive rights of
the East India Company ceased
lS34-Opium dispute commenced.
Ig34-April %, free trade ships sailed for
England.
lS34-November I. opium trade inter-
dicted by Chinese.
lS39-August Is Viceroy of Canton tried
to starve foreigners In China
1s39-August 23 Hongkons taken.
lSS9-November g. Great Britain COM
menced the first war with China.
1S41-JanHary q, Hongkong taken by
British.
1S42-June 49, Shanghai taken.
IS42-August 90, NankiD Treaty signed
on board the CORVALLIS, Chinese to pay
S21, 0G0 900.
lS43-November II. Shanghai opened to
foreign commerce.
lS45-November 20 Portuguese Custom
House at Macao closed.
1s4s-February 5, expulsion of Chinese
custom house from Macao by Governor
Amarol.
1s4S-August %. Governor Amarol asgin-
ated by Chinese.
1S57-January Is, Alum poisoned the
bread at Hongkong.
1S51-August, Canton blockaded. De-
cember rs. bomb2r6ed by allied forces of
Great Britain ard France.
IS5S-January ), English and French en-
ter Canton.
1S60-August L. war begins, English
under Sir Hope Grant, French General
Montauban.
ISSG--hugust 90. Taku forts taken.
1S60-September 81 Consul Parkes, Cap
tains Anderson and Brabazon. Mr.. de Nor
iran. Mr. Bowlby captured by San-ko-lin-
sin. Captain Brabazon and Able Luc be-
headed.
Is60-Oetober u. Pekin surreniers.
1s6l-Msrch. English and French EN-
bassies established at Pekin-
1s62-Taiping rebellion. -
1s64-May 10, a corporal Of British Lee
CATION barbarously murdered by Chinese
soldiers at Pekin.
1S69-Treaty with Austria signed at Pc
kin
1S70-June 2G-21. massacre at Tientsin.
French Consul and Sisters Of Mercy MUIR
dered.
ls76-June 80. opening of section of
the Shanghai Woosung Railway.
fS77-June q, first telegraph erected by
Chinese.
1ss0-May /, Geographic communica-
tion established between Hcngkong and
Philippine Islands.
1SsI-December "a, the Imperial Chinese
Telegraph Line, from Shanghai to TEN
tsin, opened.
1SS3-September 10. riot at Canton; the
foreign settlement on Shameen attacked
by native mob and sixteen houses sacked
and burned.
1Ss4-February 90 visit of Tso Tsung
tang Viceroy Of the Slang Kiang, TO Shang-
hal: the foreign residents insulted by his
rabble retinue.
1SS4-July rs, negotiations commenced
between NJ. Patenotre and the Viceroy of
the Slang Kiang and II. E. Chen Pao-shen
at Shanghai in reference to the Sang-sou
affair. August 2, terms rejected by the
Pekin Government.
1SS4-August Il, the French flag hauled
down at the legation, Pekn.
1SS4-August 20, destruction of the Foo
chew squadron at Pagoda anchorage by the
French fleet.
1SS4-october 2 the Catholic Church and
mission premises in the island OF San
choan wrecked at the instance OF the Chi
nese officials.
1SS4-October 4, attack upon and destruc-
ton of the houses of the foreign residents
at Wenchow by a native mob.
1SS5-February l, severe fight at the back
of Ketung between the French and Chi
nese troops; defeat Of the latter with loss
Of 200 men.
1Ss5-February 10. the Chinese frigate
Yuyuen and corvette Chin-cheng destroyed
by torpedoes fired by launch from the
French iron clad Bayard while in Sheipoo
Harbor.
1SS5-February IS. the Russian flag
hoisted over official buildings in the French
concession.
1Ss5-June 0, treaty OF peace between
France and China signed 4 Tientsin by NJ
Patenotre and Ii Hung Chang.
1SS5-July 20. riot at Hang Chow; mis-
sionary hospital assailed by mob.
1SS6-MarCh II, anti Christian riots at
Sung Kiang
1ss7-March rs, Macao coded to Portugal
1SSs-August q, attack on foreigners at
Wuhu.
lS89-February >. anti-foregn riot at
Chnkiang. the settlement loo.ed and fred
1Ss9-May II, the British and American
flags saluted at Chinkiang by Chinese
troops in reparation OF the insult offered
England and the United States at the re-
cent riot.
Ss9-September 25 Shanghai visited by a
swarm of il-smellirg beetles.
1SS9-Noyember o.. riot at an-Kaug
Flu; two missionary chapels destroyed
1SQl-JGnuary 20, Bob White" quail i'm
ported into China.
1S9l-April 9, outrage by Cantonese at
Tongsnan colliery on the foreign employees,
TWO of whom were badly hurt.