A glossary of reference on subjects connected with the Far East / by Herbert A. Giles.
- Herbert Giles
- Date:
- 1886
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: A glossary of reference on subjects connected with the Far East / by Herbert A. Giles. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![The remaining three grades should properly use blue um¬ brellas ; but a Chih-hsien for instance, though only of the seventh grade, has almost invariably the brevet rank of a T‘ung-chih of the fifth grade, and is therefore entitled to use a red umbrella. The military are arranged on a slightly different scale, all below the sixth grade being only allowed a large umbrella of ordinary make to keep off the sun. The court was numerous: fan-bearers on the right, and fan-bearers on the left, bearers of the parasol, etc.^^ [From a description of the Pharaohs in Evelyn Abbott’s Sist. of Antiquity.'] The complimentary, or Ten Thousand Names Umbrella Wan ming san, is a large red umbrella presented by the people to any official who may have won their approbation of his rule. It is covered with the names of the subscribers in gilt characters. UEH YA, THE : ^ Otherwise known to foreigners as the Literary Expositor. A dictionary of terms used in the classics and other writings of an early period, embel¬ lished with drawings of a great number of the objects explained. USURY. Three per cent, per month is the maximum legal interest in China, upon money lent under any conditions. But the accumulated interest may never exceed the principal. Thus, when interest which has been received equals the principal still due, the lender should claim such principal, and, if he wishes to continue the loan, make a fresh start. Otherwise, the borrower may claim every item of interest paid subsequent to that date as an instal¬ ment towards clearing off the principal.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b30093120_0278.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
