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palace erected at a short distance from the bench, on the

other side of Matauchung creek, at a place now marked by a

temple. There, it is said, the last Emperor of the Sung resided

for a while, on ground now British and in sight of Hong-Kong,

waiting for news from Canton concerning the movements of the Mongols, and hoping in vain to receive succour from that treacherous city."

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