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8. Ta Whang ti "Great Emperor" is the tible given by

Sovereign, and it is nas insisted by the Britiel Regation at Peking that it should

Chunne to their avu

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the Lucca, Forechy, as is well known, halfred

note which would to give to any Foreign Loversigns any store. imply Equality, with the Emperor of China.

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upon it by our Gracious Sovereign, "The Queen of Great Britain and ___ Freland, and Empress of India,- the Ja-Whang-ti of the English race. "It is recorded in the Chinese

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Classics that the

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grand old

philosopher, the Aristotle of China,

Kung-The, (called by Europeans

Confucius), once, when

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a river, compared its

gazing upon

pure and

ceaseless current to the transmission

of sound learning and morality __ through successive ages of mankind. To let us hope that, under the

blessing

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"blessing of Koraven, Victoria College "may endure throughout the great

"future of China, a

China, a main source

whence will flow the streams of education and Knowledge to.

generations yet unborn?

I am much pleased }

not only with the general proficiency, but also with the general appearance

and behaviour of the students at the Central School; which reflect much

credit on

the Head Master and his assistants. The minor Government

du

Schools appear also to be in a

satisfactor