Wen-wang, the real founder of the Chou dynasty, [84]
encourages letters, [84]
known as a commentator in the Yih-king, [84]
Whales, the river near Hang-chow a trap for, [23]
Wheat, produced in all the provinces, [3]
Williams, Dr. S. Wells, takes charge of American Board printing press at Canton, [283]
labours, [283]
"The Middle Kingdom," [283]
Witte, Count, and Portsmouth treaty, [193]
Women in China, considered out of place in attempting to govern, [82]
Writing, reform in, [216]
new alphabet invented, [217]
Wu, Empress, succeeds Kao-tsung and reigns for twenty-one years, [121]
Wu Pa, the five dictators, [96]
Wu San-kwei, a traitorous Chinese general, makes terms with the Manchus, [140]-[141]