The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-12-08
China UNDER
THE MANCHUS
ouARRELS WITH ENGLAND THAT
LED TO WAR OF 1856.
HISTORY FOR PAST 800 YEARS
Present Reigning Dynasty Was Estab.
Iished After the Country Had Been
Conquered In a Struggle That Last
ed From 1916 to 1913.

Iished After the Country Had Been
Conquered In a Struggle That Last
ed From 1916 to 1913.
In view Of the probability Of the fall
Of the Manchu dynasty that has ruled
China for nearly 300 years. the follow.
ing chronological table is of interest:
The country is conquered by the
eastern or ManChu Tartars, who
established the present relgnlng
Using dynasty. Observation-Disclosures. AZ
rea brought to England. 1900
An earthquake throughout China
burles 100000 persons at Picking
alone Observation-Disclosures. 1862
Galdan prince OF Jangaria, con-
quers kashgaria and becomes SUI
preme in central Asia................ 1878
Checked by kanghi. Observation-Disclosures. 1859
Totally defeated. Observation-Disclosures. 1886
Commerce with East India company
begins NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1850
Jesuit missionaries preach. ........... 1902
Commercial relations with Russia. .l7l9 81
The Jcsuits expelled. .l724-32
Another general earthquake destroys
100000 persons at Picking and $1,000
in a suburh................... 1871
Successful war in central Asia. pa
vatsi and his opponent, Amursa@a,
subdued by Keen Lung. 1855. ct
seq; kashEar Khokand, the i\hir-
gez etc. annexed. .........,......... 1860
In a salute by one of the British
ships in China Il gun WAS inadvort-
emily fired. which killed a native.
The government demanded the gun
ner He was soon strangled.. ..... 1855
Earl Macartncy's embassy arrives at
Picking. His reception by the em-
peror Observation-Disclosures. 1893
(This embassy threw light on the
empire. 1t appeared to be divided
into fifteen provinces containing
4,4O2 walled cities. The population
OF the whole was given at 1888 00O,-
600. its annual revenues at Sec 000.-
900 and the army. including the
Tartars 100000 OF infantry and
100000 cavalry. The government
was absolute. Learning and the
arts and sciences were encouraged
and ethics studied)
Mccartney is ordered to depart. Oct. 7,17s3
And arrives in England. ........ Sept 6l79I
The affair of the Company's ship
Neptune, when Chinaman was
killed Observation-Disclosures. 1907
Edict against Christianity. 1872
Chinese rule in central Asia weak
ened Observation-Disclosures. lSl2
Lord Amherst's embassy; he leaves
England OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 8, 1916
amherst failed in the objects OF his
the prostration OF the "kotow" lest
he should thereby compromise the
majesty OF England)
Temporary instruction in Kash-
gar OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 1926 ct SEQ.
Exclusive rights OF the East India
company Observation-Disclosures. 1884
Lord Napier arrives at Macao to su-
perntend British commerce. July is, 1894
Affair between the natives and two
British SlipS OF several Chi
nese NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Sept. 6, 1884
Opium dispute begins; the trade pro-
hibited by the emperor. -. November. 1884
Chinese seize the Argyle and crew.
jan 81, 1886
Opium burned at Canton by Chinese
Feb %. 1885
A British commissioner settled at
Canton NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. March, 1887
Admiral Maitland arrives at Macao
July IL. 1898
Commissioner Lin orders seizure of
opium ACKNOWLEDGEMENT March IS. 1899
British and other residents forbid
den to leave Canton........ March 10, 1899
The factories surrounded and out
RACES committed March "a, 1899
Captain Elliot requires British sub
jects to surrender to him all opium,
promising them full value of it,.
March 81. 1880
Half OF it is given up as contraband
to the Chinese. ................April 20lS30
The remainder C20,2S3 chests surren-
dered observation-disclosures. May Il, 1883
Captain Elliot and the British mer-
chants leave May, "A, 1889
The opium destroyed by the Chi
nese NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. June 3, 1899
AFFAIR between the British and
American scamen and the Chinese;
native killed. July I, 1889
IIongkong taken.................Au %. 1899
The British boat Black Joke attack
ed and the crew murdered, Aug. "a, 1899
Tho British merchants retire from
macao ',.'''.''.''..''''' aug. ~, 1883
Affair at Kowluug between British
boats and Chinese juuks...... Sept 4. 1899
Attack by twentv-"iIht armed junhs
on the British f"igateS Voltage and
Hyacin;h; several juaGs blown up.
Nov. 3, 1899
The British trade with China ceases
by an edict OF the emperor. Dec. C. 1899
EdiCt OF the emperor interdicting all
trade and intercourse with Eng
land forcvcr..........,...... Jan. 8, 1910
Treaty Of peace signed before Nan
kin on board the CORVALLIS by Sir
Henry pottinger for England and
Keymg Elepoo and Neu KEN on
the part OF the Chinese emperor.
Conditions: Lasting peace and
friendship between the two en-
pires; China to pay 81 900, 900; Can
ton. Annoy, Fuchau. Ningpo and
Shanghai 10 be thrown open to the
British, and Consuls to reside at
these cities; FongAong 10 he coded
In perpetuity 10 England etc l.....
Aug. %. 1874:
The nonfufllment OF this treaty led
gradually to the war of.............. 1867
The more recent history of the Chi
nese empire-the war with Japan, the
Boxer outbreak. the death OF the EN-
peror Kwangsu and the Dowager En-
praCS TSian orc ia too familiar IN