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CHINA

silver yen. Foreign coins are looked upon but as bullion, and usually taken by weight, except at the treaty ports.

10 Szc

10 ffu.

10

Hao

10

Li

10

Fim

10

Tsicn

16

Liang

100

Kin

Weight.

1 Eu.

1 Hao.

1 Li (nominal cash).

1 FiLn (Candaren).

1 Tsicn (Mace).

1 Liang (Tael) = 1 g oz. avoirdupois by treaty.

1 Kin (Catty) = 1^ lbs.

1 Ta?i(Picul) = ISS^bs.

Capacity.

10 A''o. . = 1 Sheng.

10 Sheng. . = 1 Tou (holding from 6i to 10 Kin of rice and mea- suring from I'lo to 1"63 gallon). Commodities, even liquids, such as oil, spirits, &c., are com- monly bought and sold by weight.

Length.

10 Fun. . = 1 Tsiin (inch).

10 Ttsun. . = 1 Ghih (foot) = 14'1 English inches by treaty.

10 Chih. . = 1 Chang = 2 fathoms.

1 Li. . = approximately 3 cables. In the tariff settled by treaty between Great Britain and China, the Chih of 14yV English inches has been adopted as the legal standard. The standards of weight and length vary all over the Empire, the Chih, for example, ranging from 9 to 16 English inches, and the Chang ( == 10 Chih) in proportion ; but at the treaty ports the use of the foreign treaty standard of Chih and Chang is becoming common.

Diplomatic Representatives.

1. Of China in Great Britain.

Envoy and Minister. — Lo Feng Loh.

Councillor of Legation. — Sir Halliday Macartney, K.C.M.G.

Secretary. — Chang T-^-k-Yee.

2. Of Great Britain in China.

Envoy and Minister. — Sir Claude Maxwell MacDonald, K.C.B., K.C.M.G, Appointed January 1, 1896.

Secretary. — H. G. D. Bax-Ironside,

Military Attache.— Col. G. F. Browne, D.S.O.

Chinese Secretary. — H. Cockburn, C. B.

There are British Consular representatives at Peking, Amoy, Canton, Chefoo, Chinkiang, Chung-king, Foo-chow, Hangchow, Hankow, Ichang, Kiukiang, Kiungchow, Momein, Newchwang, Ningpo, Pagoda Island (V.C), Pakhoi, Samshui, Shanghai, (C G.), Shashi, Soochow, Ssumao, Swatow, Tien-tsin, Wenchow, Wuchow, Wuhu.