. The historians' history of the world; a comprehensive narrative of the rise and development of nations as recorded by over two thousand of the great writers of all ages: . nsiderabledimensions. Hong-Kong promised to become a valuable possession, andShanghai showed signs of growing into a prosperous settlement. The Tai-pings could no longer be ignored, especially as the commanding position they 548 THE HISTORY OF CHINA AND JAPAN [1853 ] had gained on Chinas great waterway gave them power to obstruct a largepart of the suppUes of tea and sDk wliich formed the chief staples of theexport tra
. The historians' history of the world; a comprehensive narrative of the rise and development of nations as recorded by over two thousand of the great writers of all ages: . nsiderabledimensions. Hong-Kong promised to become a valuable possession, andShanghai showed signs of growing into a prosperous settlement. The Tai-pings could no longer be ignored, especially as the commanding position they 548 THE HISTORY OF CHINA AND JAPAN [1853 ] had gained on Chinas great waterway gave them power to obstruct a largepart of the suppUes of tea and sDk wliich formed the chief staples of theexport trade. England, therefore, had to consider her attitude towards theinsiu-gents, and the result of her reflection was that, a month after the estab-Ushment (March, 1853) of the Taiping rulers court at Nanking—for Hungwas now a monarch with the title of Heavenly King (tien-wang)—SirGeorge Bonham proceeded to that city from Hong-Kong in excellency, who, as governor of Hong-Kong, represented Great Britain inChina, was received with cordiaUty by the leaders of the rebels. At firstthere was a moments hesitation while reUgious beliefs were compared, but.
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