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The carpation-colqured fine flag is the third ; 

 Sze-chuen has assèmbled and „United" with Yun-nan. 

 Kia-hao [ l ) lias arranged the 4x9 (base). 

 The changes of the 4x7 (bases) are daily different. 



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IV. The great flag of the fourth lodge in the province of Hu-nan, on Tab. xm, fig. 10, is white. 

 Near the flagstaff are written the characters : Kin-khi-siang , //The silken (flag with the) mark Khi." 

 Then the words: //The leader Hu-(teh-ti) of Hu-nan;" the mark //Peaceably;" and the words: 

 z/The flourishing league is victorious." On the uppermargin the characters: Chuen-tai-küjit or 

 S/iun i/dan chuen-ming , „Obey Heaven and restore (the dynasty of) Ming." 

 On the pennon above the flag are the words: //The white flag flutters! the heroes are all 

 convoked! the Heaven-destined Emperor shall again restore the dynasty of Ming!" 

 Fig. 11 shows the small flag of the secret character for // Peaceably ;" whilst fig. 12 shows 

 the flag of the secret character for //Viscount." N 



On this flag we find the folio win g quatrain: 



In San-thsu the fourth lodge is settled, 



With one heart and united forces to help the lord of Ming. 



The silken (flag with the) mark „Peaceably" shall pacify the universe; 



By the white banner the eighteen (provinces) are settled. 



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V. The great flag of the fifth lodge in the province of Cheh-kiang, on Tab. xiv, fig. 1, is green. 

 Ne ar the flagstaff are written the characters: Kin-thai-siang , //The silken (flag with the) mark 

 Thai." Then the words: //The leader Li-(sih-khai) of Cheh-kiang;" the mark „Together" and 

 the words: //The flourishing league is victorious." 



On the uppermargin the characters: Chuen-tai-kü-jit , or Shun thian chuen ming , //Obey Heaven 

 and restore (the dynasty of) Ming." 



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( l ) The name of the 3d lodge; see these bases in P, VI, s. x. 



