After capturing Tsingpoo, 60 miles from Shanghai, one read of Chung Wang's first' contact with foreign devils, of whom he spoke with the greatest contempt. His veason for not attacking Shanghai Was very quaintly given, but the probable explanation Was very clearly indicated by the fact that it was outside the walls of Shanghai {hat he first experienced the precision and range of foreign firearms, Dying by the executioner's hand at the early age of 48 Chung Wang was characterized by the lecturer as a brave man, brilliant general, considerate foe and loyal leader, who, if he had espoused a wort movement and had served a better master, might, in another sphere have done much to restore order and peace to a distracted country, Gen. Gordon's Map of Shanghai Exhibited in the lecture room were several interesting relies" of Taiping days, including Tien Wang's chair, two" woodcuts of" Chung Wang, his sword, the catechism of 'Tien Wang and' a large map -of Shanghai and its outskirts, pared by Gen. Gordon with annotations by him,
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