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934 A Chinew Biographical Dictionary as "Commissioner Yeh," made an attempt to escape in diagoise; but his flight was somewhat hindered by his gross and bulky fonn, and he was ignominiously captnred by a blae-jacket who held on stoutly to the great man*s qnene. He was then placed on board H. M. S. Inflexible and sent away to Calcutta, attended by Mr. (now Sir Chaloner) Alabaster as interpreter. There he led a listlai life until his death, not caring eren to read; for as he himself explained, he ^'already knew by heart all that there was worth reading." It is interesting to note that Li Ytlan-tu has omitted hii name from his collection of eminent men of the present dynasty.

2459 Yeh Shih ^ |g (T. jE 9i| and ^^. H. 7KAj>). AJ). 1150—1223. A native of Yung-chia in Chehkiang, who graduated second on the list of chin shih and soon distinguished himself by defending Chu Hsi on his impeachment by jj^ ^ Lin P^. In 1194 he took part in the plot to supersede the Emperor Euang Tsung, and upon the accession of Ning Tsnng in 1195 he was associated with ^ ^ j^ Chao Ju-ytl in the gofemment. In 1206 and following years he succeeded in checking the inyading fbrees of the Chin^ Tartars; and by a system of military setUemente io the valleys of the Yang-tsse and Huai rivers, the latter of which he fortified with a chain of towers 100 miles long, he restored confidence and induced the people to return to their homes. His connection with Han Ni-chou caused him, on the murder of the latter in 1207, to be impeached and dismissed from office. Canonised Yellow Emperor, The. See Huang Ti.

3460 Yen An-Chib Sc^^- 8^^ ^^^ ^-^^ ^ Magistrate under the Tang dynasty, noted for his seTerity. On one occasion the Emperor was giving a grand banquet, to last three days. The people howerer swarmed around in such crowds, and made such a noise, that the musicians could not play. Constables rained blowB