The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-11-29

Using dynasty .1616-43
Tea brought to England ............... 1000
An earthquake throughout China
buries 100000 persons at Picking
alone ........................... 1862
Galdan, prince of Jangaria, con-
quers Kashsaria and becomes su-
preme in central Asia................ 1878
Checked by Kanghi. hi.................... 1858
Totally defeated Observation-Disclosures. 1885
Commerce with East India company
begins ............................ 1880
Jesuit missionaries preach............. 1892
Commercial relations with Russia .1n9-N
The Jesuits expelled. ed....................172 .1724-a2
Another general earthquake destroys
10000 persons at Peking and $1,000
in q suburb. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 171
Successful war in central Asia. Da-
vatsi and his opponent Amursana,
subdued by Keen Lung, 175s, ct
seq. Kashgar, Khokand, the Khir-
seE, etc, annexed. Observation-Disclosures. 1760
In n salute by one Of the British
ships in China a gun was inadvert-
emily fired, which killed a native.
The government demanded the gun
ner. He was soon strangled. d....... 11e5
Earl Macsrtney's embassy arrives at
Peking. His reception by the en-
peror .......................... 17Ss
(This embassy threw light on the
empire. 1t appeared to be divided
into fifteen provinces containing
l,402 walled cities. The population
Of the whole was given at 333,o0o,-
oo0, its annual revenues at G6,ooo,-
600 and the army, including the
Tartars, 1000 900 of infantry and
800, 900 cavalry The government
was absolute. Learning and the
arts and sciences were encouraged
and ethics studied)
Mccartney is ordered to depart. Oct. 7,1793
And arrives in England ......... Sept. 6,1194
The affair of the company's chip
Neptune, when a Chinaman was
killed .......................... 1907
Edict against Christianity. ............. 1873
Chinese rule in central Asia weak
ened ...'...'....'.'...'.'..''. .'....'.... lolz
Lord Amherst's embassy; he leaves
England .......Feb. 3, 1916
(Amherst failed in the objects of his
mission, having refused to mako
the prostration of the "kotow" lest
he should thereby compromise the
majesty of England.)
Temporary insurrection in Kash-
gar Observation-Disclosures. 1876. ct seq.
Exclusive rights of the East India
company cease. se......................... 1855
Lord Napier arrives at Macao to su-
perintend British commerce. July Is, 1884
Affair between the natives and two
British ships OF war; several Chi
nese kflled.................... Sept. s, 1884
Opium dispute begins; the trade pro-
hibited by the emperor. :. November, 1884
Chinese seize the Argyle and crew..
Jan. 81, 1885
Opium burned at Canton by Chinese
Feb. g, 1885
a British commissioner settled at
Canton ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. March, 1851
admiral Maitland arrives at Macao
July IL, 1898
Commissioner Lin orders seizure Of
opium .........................A March Is. 1888
British and other residents forbid
den to leave Canton. March 10. 1889
The factories surrounded and out
RACES committed March "A, 1888
Captain Elliot requires British sub
jects to surrender to him all opium
promising them full value OF it,.
March a. 1893
Half of it Is given up as contraband
to the Chinese. April O.1S39
The remainder (ao.2sS chests) surrsn-
dered ............................ May Il, 1889
Captain Elliot and the British mer-
chants leave Canton. ........ May, "a, 1883
The opium destroyed By the Chi
nese .......................... June U. 1883
AFFAIR between tho British and
American seamen and the Chinese;
a native killed. d...................July 7, 1889
Hongkong taken. Aug. z, 1893
The British boat Black Joke attack
ed and the crew murdered. Aug "a, 1899
The British merchants retire from
Macao NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Aug. 2, 1888
AFFAIR at Kowlung between British
boats and Chinese junks. Sept. 4, 1888
Attack by twenty-eight armed junks
on the British friEatss Voltage and
Hyacinth: several junks blown up.
Nov. 5, 1888
The British trade with China ceases
by an ediot OF the emperor. Dee 6, 1889
Edict Of the emperor interdicting all
trade and intercourse with Eng
land forever. Jan. ,, IS9e
Treaty OF peace signed before Nan
kin on board tho Cornwallis By Sir
Henry PottinGer for England and
Keying Elepoo and Neu Kien on
the part Of the Chinese emperor.
Conditions: Lasting peace and
| friendship between the two en-
pires China to pay 81, 10000; Can
ton, Annoy. Fuchau, NinEpo and
Shanghai to be thrown open to tho
| British, and oonsulE to reside at
| these cities; HonEkonE to be coded
| in perpetuity to BRglahd. ete,]......
Aug. 1e. 1874
The nonfulhllrnent OF this treaty led
| gradually to the war of.............. 1861
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-
press Tsian, etc.-is too familiar to
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