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LEFT KTJVERA 379 KYOTO retake the town. Ascending the Tigris the British forced the passage of the Shatt-el-Hai on Dec. 13, 1915, and after repeated attacks, succeeded in inclosing the part of the Turkish army on the right bank of the Tigi'is, opposite Kut-el-Amara, Feb. 11, 1917. A few days later the Turks evacuated this bank altogether, and on the 23rd the British effected the crossing of the river above Kut-el-Amara. On the same day General Cobbe stormed the Turkish lines at Sanna-i-yat. These operations forced the Turks to abandon Kut-el-Amara and the British were thus able to re-enter it unopposed. The Turks lost at Kut-el- Amara and during the subsequent re- treat 20,000 men and many guns. See World War: Turkey. KUVERA (kove'rji), in Hindu my- thology, the god of wealth. He resided in the splendid palace of Alaka, on Mount Meru, and is borne through the sky by four attendants on a radiant car given to him by Brahma. He has no temples dedicated to him, and no altars. On his head is a richly ornamented crown, and two of his four hands hold closed flowers of the lotus. KWALHIOKWA (kwal-e-6k'wa), a tribe of North American Indians of the Athabascan^ stock, formerly living on Willopah river, Washington, near the Lower Chinook Indians. KWANGSI, a province of China; mountainous, and watered by the numer- ous branches of the Tao or Sikiang. Rice is largely grown, and gold, silver, and mercury are mined. Area, 78,250 square miles; pop. about 5,400,000. KWANGTUNG, the most S. pro^nnce of China, bordering on the Gulf of Ton- kin and the China Sea. The N. part is mountainous, but the S. region is about the most fei-tile in China. It includes Hainan and a number of smaller islands along the coast. The capital is Canton; area, 79,456 square miles; pop. about 24,000,000. KWAN-YIN, a divinity of the Bud- dhists, regarded as the pitying god. KWAPA, or QTJAPAW, a tribe of the Dhegiha division of North American In- dians. They gave themselves the name of Ukaqpa, meaning "those who went down stream." Their total number is about 232; some of them live in the Indian Territory and others are in Okla- homa. The Kwapa were called Akansa by the Illinois, from which comes the name Arkansas. KWEICHAU, a province of China. It is rough and mountainous, produces rice, tobacco, and timber, and has mines of copper, iron, lead, and mercury. Area, 64,554 square miles; pop. about 10,000,000. KWEIYANGFU, capital of the Chi- nese province of Kweichau. Although the smallest of the capitals of China it is beautifully situated among the hills, the summits of which are frequently adorned by marble temples. The city itself is surrounded by walls of white marble. It is one of the most prosper- ous of the inland Chinese towns. KYANITE, a mineral composed of silicate of alumina. It occurs in long prismatic crystals belonging to the tri- clinic system. The mineral is sometimes colorless, but is usually pale blue, or pale blue mixed with white. It is trans- parent or translucent, but sometimes opaque, owing to the presence of im- purities. KYANIZE. a process to prevent the decay of wood, cordage, or canvas, by saturating it with a solution of corrosive sublimate in open tanks or under pres- sure. KYD, THOMAS, an English drama- tist; flourished in the 16th century. He was one of the most popular English writers of tragedies before Shakespeare, and helped prepare the way for him. His two most successful plays were "The Spanish Tragedy, or Hicronimo," and "Oratio." They were very popular and were frequently acted, not only in England, but in Germany and in Hol- land; but the former was much ridiculed by Shakespeare and his contemporaries for its bombastic rant. KYOTO. See Kioto.