[76] Proposals made early in 1910 by the American secretary of state for the neutralization of the Manchurian railway received no support.
[77] By a convention signed on July 4th, 1910, Russia and Japan agreed to “maintain and respect” the status quo in Manchuria.
[78] See the Quinzaine coloniale of the 10th of December 1909.
[79] See The Times of the 20th of January 1910.
[80] See for the prospects of reform The Times of 30th May 1910.
[81] La Sculpture sur pierre en Chine ait temps des deux dynasties Han (Paris, 1893).
CHINA, the common name for ware made of porcelain, given because it came from China, where the first vitrified, translucent, white ware was produced. The Portuguese or Italians gave it the name of “porcelain” (q.v.). English usage was influenced by India and the East, where the Persian chīnī was widely prevalent as the name of the ware. This is seen also in some of the earlier forms and pronunciations, e.g. chiney, cheney, and later chaney (see [Ceramics]; and for “china-clay” [Kaolin]).
CHINANDEGA, or Chinendega, the capital of the department of Chinandega in western Nicaragua, 10 m. N.N.E. of the seaport of Corinto by the Corinto-Managua railway. Pop. (1900) about 12,000. Chinandega is the centre of a fertile corn-producing district, and has a large transit trade owing to its excellent situation on the chief Nicaraguan railway. Its manufactures include coarse cloth, pottery and Indian feather ornaments. Cotton, sugar-cane and bananas are cultivated in the neighbourhood.