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NANKING.

pusbage to better sufled, therefore to Egures guarding a resting-place of the dead. The Antern avenge is composed obiefly of figures of

„IN, O. HeraldL) Dulle say the Chinese described the an. ent magnitude of Nanking, by averring thantimals, erodely excuted no a rule, and inferior

to those of the men. Too horses, which it would

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are seemed likely a soulptor would delineate Société anonyme lire au Capital de 6,000,000

de france fun quart pores,). best, as being the most familiar to him, appenred to me the woreb; while the elephants, which I aheal have expected to find the mataponry.THIS Company, being associated for parrales,

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17.000.000 fresing Marino Risks at the Current Rates. Capital of...

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if two horren want, out in the morning by the same gate, and galloppet round the city in different directions, they would not meet till evoking. Given the moderate speed of six miles an our and only ten hours, to the day, this would, imply a sirumference of 60 by 2120, miles-which is n slight strain on our credulity, The chronicler of the English Expedition of 1842ays "there are the remains of an ane ent er outer wall which can be traced far about thirty-fir miles; I was not fortanate enough to discover thear). The actual rizqoroforundé of the walls, ae mered by the Jesuit anevey. om, is 67 li or 99 les; and this still have Nanking the greatest city in the Empire.

Nature and many restules of forteno, within which it is supposed to le. The whole It first became a Imperial capital in the fourth is encircled by a most, cronted at the entrance Degtury, under the Fong dynasty, when Chion by the stone bridges, opposite which standa Shanghai.

The undersigned. baving been appointed Undersigned having been appointed SAN FRANCISCO, NEW YORK, LIHEBNISZ-A Guide to Conversation in the was yet divided into by empires-Northern and the tablet resting on the back of a tortoise, Southern. It retained its rial for some two which is so familiar in Chinose architecture: Agents in China, for the above-named Com-Agents in Hongkong for the above-named hundred yours under the sooneading Tai, Liang A little further, firough an open spies which pany, are prepared to accept Marine riake. Company, are prepared to great Policies gainet

Sei Risks at current rates. and Chin dynmetios, until a Northern Chief Bees onse to have been lined with buildings, foreign or obstwing, at perrent rates.

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RUSSELL & Co. Zumed Teng-kyew overthrow the last Chin ex-

we pass tinder a high wall with 'robod gate.

of 1877 Hongkong; 28ed July, 1870, in enotneed quidrangle,

+ 1022 Hongkong. Ist April, 1885. , united Chiot under one sceptre, and fixed ways-and enter bie Cort in Shenal. The first emperor of the strewn with fragments of stato and other THE GUARDIAN P180 AND LIFE AS-

THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE BURANOR COMPANY.

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No. 1, LOMBARD STREET, LONDON, EC. but the third Emperor hundoned it forty-two nite, lende sense another wide bridge with

ESTABLISHED 1921, years later, for Peking: and the questionable cal stono balustrades, to the entrance at a

And empoiurred by special Acts of Parliament. bon ritmjnyrd as the temporary capital of tunnel runoite up at an angle of 30 or 9 de the Tea-wang, bas been its only subseqront rose through the hill, and opening ent on to a

€2,000,000, Morling, verandah immediately over an artiffein! obasm Rubeorihed Capital. djatinetion.

But Nanking to the Obinens, is still theme 25 feet wide and 50 or 00 feet derp, which Total invested Fande upwards of 2,750.000 Southern Capital; and when wor a Chipeto benptly terminates the enclosure and dividesdunual Income. Mandarin expels the Tartars from the throar,it from a big conical bill, walled roun at the Impect Naking will become the sea: of use, that is ampliosed to contain the code of Government. In the theantinas, it has erill the first Ming peròr great importance as the ospital of a powerful it, is a sketch of the famous Ming Tombs. As

This, so far ne my pen will allow me to da viccroy. Theoretically, greater prestige may attach to the Governor Generalakin of Chibli-with too many other pablio won nments and the motropalitan porinen; but really, Kiangan, buildings in China, a painful air of desolatian Auhwei uni Kangal constitute the most im and ruin prevails around them. The groat portant satrapy in the Empira

statues, the granite bridges, and the solid out Like almost every other city which the Taeth hand of gufficiently indiente the ari lizce -too firm. be easily obliterated even by pines captured, Manking was reduced nelyginil design; and the very solitada in which to rains at their hands and during the Laps the founder of the Just native dynasty reposas, rialist siege nad reosptare. When song-kwfan entered it ne conqueror, after the death of Hang Among hille covered by the graves of his people. taiu-tanga ind complete overthrow of the Rebel adds an element of grawlear to the scone, and power, in 1864, he found time master of imposes on the imagination of the babolder. sex of rains, His own yamen hal been des- Still the scene, I mnat repent, one of troyed by the Turpings, and a paler for the desolation and mijn. 15on-wang erected on ita site; this again was Backed and barred by the Imperialist captors; and one of the minor games which escaped destruction, has been since doing duty as the resilence of the Viceroy.

The political importance of the city, how. ever, and ite advantageous siteation, greatly nided its recovery; the birga ennennrse of affis cisis inuidental to the capital of a great province, arosted tride; and the necessity for helter ereater employment. Slowly at fret, fterwards more quickly, the great city hae egun to rise from its ashes and to recator its sperity-till it is now estiranted to coctaip Nily a quarter of a naŝllion inhabitants; und y that bend-way has been orce gained the rese at the ucrt few years will probably be

greater. Carpentors at the present Et can hardly be got 'n Nusking, every one ago, everywhere vuine arging cleared

end bonace rebuilt.

ugh opened by the French treaty of king has never been claimed as a

at the river steamers stop only Fa to shoot out, or recrive, pasen

visiting or leaving it. An apen

1-

Aword regarding the history of the great monuments and of the monarch who in en bed among them, may not be out of place before o turn away.

A m

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NOTICE."

IMPERIAL FIRE OFFION

will be sharged SHORT PERIOD In AROM and after this date the following rates

Not eraseding Ten days of the ananal rate maces, vizs Not exceeding 1 month of the annual sele Above 1 month,”]

3 ind not exneed- ] ing

Above 3 months) aut not exceed &

do.

do

do do.

Cha-Taitze, the founder of the Ming dynastybove 6 months the full annual rate. overthrew the last Mongol: Euperor, and esta

shed himself on the throne under the style.

Hung-wa, in the year 1968 of our era. The bew Emperor fixed his Court at Nanking: bot. with some respd it may be assumed for the politient inipotiness of the Northern capital, be rented the surrounding providera int # $ verelenty, which be entrusted to bis fearth son, Yang, mer the title of Yon-weng..

a

a

A first day of every Chinese is to choose fitting site for his tomb, and grave is the in sexce on the future bridges of bis family, of happy or unhappy election. Hang it em. kyed for the purpose a relative of bis own, "puted to bave skill in such matters; on this man pitched on the sit» now secrinied by the tomb of his emperor. Opinions differed at the big as to the wisdom of his choice, and the upabot, asid my informant, proved it to be mis taken; but the Emperor confirmed il, and the point was decided. After a reign of thirty-one at serves no a medinu of community Hung-we died, leaving his throne by will een ship and shore; and the rongheat to a grandern nuvel Obien-wen, thirteen years whats, with a floor of native earth, af- of age. to the exclusion of his own son. The belter to the expectant or wenried" oboze seams to have been a wise one as re venir. Foreigners do not often visit Non-rced the character of the heir; but envsed, king; but I emphasise this peonliarity for the such appointinents over hare done extreme befit of any who may venture in the experi- anger among the disinherited Princes. SCATE ment.. A considerable quantity of blankets in 7 had the new Emperor ascended the throne winter, round marquito nets in summer, and a when Toaglo become violently inssbirdinate, good supply of food, drinks and cheroote at any sengon of the year are essential. The city wall

len pressure being exercised, broke out inte ope boilion. He defented an army which was

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in about one mile inland from the river; and Best against him, in a fierte battle; succeeded undersigned having bean appointed { /* Oudersignal having been appointed/OHALMOES,—The Origin of the Chiness: An edition, 87, pp. 60, seves, Now York, 1967.

thriving suburb has grown up in the interval, on the bank of a wide creek which thus along she whole south and wet face of the walls, and serves as a moat as well as a sensiderable means of transport.

in crossing the Yangtze with his forces, and

Aunts for the above Corporation, are invested the capital The Entes were opened prepared to grant Insurances as follows

MARIVE DEPARTMENT, to him by a trailor, the garrison was vercome and sleaghtered, and the Imperial city rele Policies at current rates, payable either hers. to nahra Chien-won was lost in the turmoil,

in London, or at the principal Ports of India, and his fate has seves get been early accer China, and Australia.

whether be

FIRE DEPARTMENT, tained. Belief is divided ne

.'

were killed and burned in his palace, or whether Polices ieauod for long or short periode ab he caenped and passed the remainder of bis life surrent rates.

z konze, Opinion inclines" six-tenths" to

LIFE DEPARTMENT,

the former theory, and my informant sided Policies famed for sums not exceeding 25,500 with the majority, beoanas it seemed impossible on reasonable terme. that an ex-Emperor can have lived unknown,

Hiring pony for the sako of the guide, I entered by the River gate, having to make the of my way to the Sontr gate, throngb which hurenes Oliphant and his party entered on the ter ton of their visit in 1800, Chiu eities pourly always putain a good deal of eul. tivable grow within the walls, and a burge reau Lire north-west aule of Nanking is devoted to this purpose. For a mile or two I rode through fields, alon a fair ly good pared mac; meeting few people and seeing few houses excapt those of pestsota. Bye and bye, rains becure incre frequent, and soon covered the ground on every side Adieappeared from the work, and Yangio large brick building in the far distancu was the relened in hia stead. But to the present day, anly solid edifiue in view, This turned out to the name of Obion-non is ferered, and that of be the Choong-bon-low or Central Drug Tow- Yanglo cursed by the Chinens er, der which Mr. Oliphant and his com punious passed on their way back to the Bet.

how remote merer & corner of the Biopire. Indeed, the minority esemed to have little more ground for their asanmpties than a belief that Heaven could not have suffered as good.

inau

to parish. However this may be, Chion.wou

Yielding ay doubt to the Northern influence which gained him his throne, Yunglo, in the

It is built on a considerable ewitiance, and seventh year of his reign, removed his capient- commande an extensive view. It w marke, to Peking; and an it happens that Hung-wu more or less nearly, the line between the dead lies sloge in the "Sacred Imperial Burying

and living city. Beyond it, pamergers baŋŋ mo more cumerus, and houses more frequeat, till we reached the dearly populons quarter which has grown up around the Boull: gate. The city

Plano,"

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A HUNGARIAN MILITIA, This is a political not of sume moment-in

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COMPANY:

RECE

undersigned having been appointed Agents for the above Compaur at this port, ure prepared to grant Policies against Marine Riske at qurrent rates.

HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co.

t 777 Hongkong, 25th April 1870. LONDON AND ORIENTAL STEAM TRANSIT INSURANCE OFFICE. 137, LEADENHALL STREET, LONDON. ESTABLISHED 1848.

THE Undersigned is authorised to

to

Agent for the above Company at this port, isprepared to erant Policies against Fire, the extend of £10,000, on Buildings or on Goods stored therein. “

NORTON, LYALL & Co. 241 Hongkong, Zind January, 1870, IMPERIAL FIRE INSURANCE COÚPANY |

·REDHOTIONIN THE RATES OF Paakiva TNTIL Further notice the following Annual

vis

Detached & semi-detached Dwell-Y

ing Houses removed from town, por cent. and their contents. Other dwelling Houses,ased strict; Į

ty aa suoh, and their contents. Godowns, Offices, Shops, de, and I per cent

their contents;

2 per sena

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co., Agenti Imperial Fire Insurance Company 86 Hongkong, 7th March, 7863;! TORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE

INSURANCE COMPANY. REDUCTION IN THE RATES OF PREMIUM. Detached it semi-detached Dwell-} } per sent.

ing Blouses, removed from town,

per angin and their contents. therdwelling Housesused strictly aaob, and their contentei

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