C6H  ,000HBr2 + 3KHO = 2KBr +

H2O + C6HS . CHOH• CO2K . clasp of gold set in rubies . The third grade, for civilians a pea-cock, for the military a leopard with a clasp of worked gold . The fourth grade, for civilians a wild goose, for the military a tiger, and a clasp of worked gold with a silver button . The fifth grade, for civilians a silver pheasant, for the military a bear and a clasp of plain gold with a silver button . The sixth grade, for civilians an egret, for the military a tiger-cat with a mother-of-pearl clasp . The seventh grade, for civilians a mandarin duck, for the military a mottled bear with :a silver clasp . The eighth grade, for civilians a quail, for the military a seal with a clear horn clasp . The ninth grade, for civilians a long-tailed jay, for the military a rhinoceros with a buffalo-horn clasp . The " mandarin language " is the Chinese, which is spoken in official and legal circles; it is also spoken over a considerable portion of the country, particularly the northern and central parts, though not perhaps with the same purity . Mandarin duck (anas galericulata) and Mandarin orange (citrus nobilis) possibly derive their names, by analogy, from the sense of superiority implied in the title " mandarin." See Society in China, by Sir R .

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