CHUSAN  , the See also:

• PRINCIPAL

principal See also:

• ISLAND (O.E. ieg =isle, +land')

island of a See also:

• GROUP

group situated off the eastern See also:

• COAST (from Lat. costa, a rib, side)

coast of See also:

• CHINA

China, in 30° N . 1220 E., belonging to the See also:

• PROVINCE
• PROVINCE (Lat. provincia; perhaps a contraction of providentia)

province of Cheh-kiang . It lies N.W. and S.E., and has a circumference of 51 m., the extreme length being 20, the extreme breadth 1o, and the minimum breadth 6 m . The island' is beautifully diversified with See also:

• HILL
• HILL (0. Eng. hyll; cf. Low Ger. hull, Mid. Dutch hul, allied to Lat. celsus, high, collis, hill, &c.)
• HILL, A
• HILL, AARON (1685-175o)
• HILL, AMBROSE POWELL
• HILL, DANIEL HARVEY (1821-1889)
• HILL, DAVID BENNETT (1843–1910)
• HILL, GEORGE BIRKBECK NORMAN (1835-1903)
• HILL, JAMES J
• HILL, JOHN (c. 1716-1775)
• HILL, MATTHEW DAVENPORT (1792-1872)
• HILL, OCTAVIA (1838– )
• HILL, ROWLAND (1744–1833)
• HILL, SIR ROWLAND (1795-1879)

hill and See also:

• DALE, ROBERT WILLIAM (1829-1895)
• DALE, SIR THOMAS (d. 1619)

dale, and well watered with numerous small streams, of which the most considerable is the Tungkiang, falling into the See also:

• HARBOUR (from M.E. hereberge, here, an army; cf. Ger. Heer and -beorg, protection or shelter. Other early forms in English were herberwe and haiborow, as seen in various place names, such as Market Harborough.. The French auberge, an inn, derived through

harbour of Tinghai . Most of the See also:

• SURFACE

surface is capable of cultivation, and nineteen-twentieths of the inhabitants are engaged in See also:

• AGRICULTURE
• AGRICULTURE (from Lat. ages, field, and colere, to cultivate)
• AGRICULTURE, BOARD OF

agriculture . Wherever it is possible to See also:

• REAR

rear See also:

• RICE (Greek 6p6 a, Latin oryza, French riz, Italian riso, Spanish arroz, derived from the Arabic)
• RICE, EDMUND IGNATIUS (1762-1844)
• RICE, JAMES (1843-1882)

rice every other product is neglected; yet the quantity produced is not sufficient for the wants of the inhabitants . See also:

• MILLET (Fr. millet; Ital. miglietto, diminutive of miglio= Lat. mille, a thousand, in allusion to its fertility)
• MILLET (or MILE), JEAN FRANCOIS (c. 1642–1679)
• MILLET, FRANCIS DAVIS (1846- )
• MILLET, JEAN FRANCOIS (1814–1875)

Millet, See also:

• WHEAT
• WHEAT (Triticum)

wheat, sweet potatoes, yams and tares are also grown . The See also:

• TEA (Chinese cha, Amoy dialect t€)

tea plant' is found almost everywhere, and the See also:

• COTTON
• COTTON (Fr. coton; from Arab. qutun)
• COTTON, CHARLES (163o–1687)
• COTTON, GEORGE EDWARD LYNCH (1813–1866)
• COTTON, JOHN (1585–1652)
• COTTON, SIR ROBERT BRUCE

cotton plant is largely cultivated near the See also:

• SEA (in O. Eng. sae, a common Teutonic word; cf. Ger. See, Dutch Zee, &c.; the ultimate source is uncertain)
• SEA, COMMAND OF THE

sea . The See also:

• CAPITAL (i.e. capital stock or fund)
• CAPITAL (Lat. caput, head)

capital, Tinghai, stands about See also:

• HALF

half a mile from the See also:

• SOUTHERN

southern See also:

• SHORE

shore, and is surrounded by a See also:

• WALL (O. Eng. weal, weall, Mid. Eng. wal, wane, adapted from Lat. vallum, rampart; the original O. Eng. word for a wall was wag or tenth)
• WALL, RICHARD (1694-1778)

wall nearly 3 M. in See also:

• CIRCUIT (Lat. circuitus, from circum, round, and ire, to go)

circuit . The ditch outside the wall is interrupted on the N.W. See also:

• SIDE
• SIDE (mod. Eski Adalia)

side by a See also:

• SPUR (A.S. spura, spora, related to spornan, spurnan, to kick, spurn; cf. M.H.G. sporn, mod. Ger. Sporn)

spur from a neighbouring hill, which projects into the See also:

• TOWN

town, and forms an easy See also:

• ACCESS (Lat. accessus)

access to an attacking force . The town is traversed by canals, and the harbour, which has from 4 to 8 fathoms See also:

• WATER

water, is See also:

• LAND

land-locked by several islands . See also:

• TEMPLE
• TEMPLE, FREDERICK (1821-1902)
• TEMPLE, RICHARD
• TEMPLE, SIR RICHARD, BART
• TEMPLE, SIR WILLIAM, BART

Temple (or See also:

• JOSS

Joss-See also:

• HOUSE
• HOUSE (O. Eng. hiss, a word common to Teutonic languages, cf. Dut. huis, Ger. Haus; in Gothic it is only found in gudhiss, a temple; it may be ultimately connected with the root of " hide," conceal)

house) Hill, which commands the town and harbour See also:

• CLOSE
• CLOSE (from Lat. clausum, shut)
• CLOSE, MAXWELL HENRY (1822-1903)

close to the See also:

• BEACH

beach, is 122 ft. high .

The See also:

• POPULATION (Lat. populus, people; populare, to populate)

population of the entire island is estimated at 250,000, of which the capital contains about 40,000 . Chusan has but few manufactures; the See also:

• CHIEF (from Fr. chef, head, Lat. caput)

chief are coarse cotton stuffs and agricultural implements . There are See also:

• SALT (a common Teutonic word, cf. Dutch zout, Ger. Salz, Scand. salt; cognate with Gr. &Xs, Lat. sal)
• SALT, SIR TITUS, BART

salt See also:

• WORKS

works on the coast; and the See also:

• FISHERIES

fisheries employ a number of the inhabitants . In Tinghai a considerable businese is carried on in See also:

• CARVING

carving and varnishing, and its See also:

• SILVER

silver See also:

• WARE

ware., are in high repute . The principal exports are See also:

• FISH (O. Eng. fist, a word common to Teutonic languages, cf. Dutch visch, Ger. Fisch, Goth. fisks, cognate with the Lat. piscis)
• FISH, HAMILTON (1808-1893)

fish, coarse See also:

• BLACK
• BLACK, ADAM (1784-1874)
• BLACK, JEREMIAH SULLIVAN (1810–1883)
• BLACK, WILLIAM (1841-1898)

black tea, cotton, See also:

• VEGETABLE

vegetable See also:

• TALLOW (M.E. talugh, talg, cf. Du. talk, L. Ger. talg ; the connexion with O.E. taelg, dye, or Goth, tulgus, firm, is doubtful)

tallow, sweet potatoes, and some wheat . Chusan was occupied by the See also:

• JAPANESE

Japanese during the Ming See also:

• DYNASTY (Gr. &vvaareta, sovereignty, the position of a hevnori7r, lord, ruler, from SuvaaBay to be able, Suvaµas, power)

dynasty, and served as an important commercial See also:

• ENTREPOT (a French word, from the Lat. interpositum, that which is placed between)

entrepot . It was taken by the See also:

• BRITISH

British forces in 184o and 1841, and retained till 1846 as a See also:

• GUARANTEE (sometimes spelt " guarantie " or " guaranty "; an O. Fr. form of " warrant," from the Teutonic word which appears in German as wahren, to defend or make safe and binding)

guarantee for the fulfilment of the stipulations of the treaty . It was also occupied by the British in 186o .