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31. Hang-chau, or Hangchow (häng'chou). The capital of the province of Che-kiang, China, situated near the river Tsien-tang, about lat. 30° 16' N., long. 120° 15′ E. It was long noted for its trade and its silk manufactures, and as a literary center. It was held by the Taipings 1861-64. Pop., estimated, 800,000. Hangö-Udde (häng'ge-ö'de). A seaport in Finland, situated at the entrance of the Gulf of Finland, in lat. 59° 51′ N., long. 22° 57′ E. Here, Aug. 7, 1714, the Ru ians defeated and captured the Swedish admiral Ehrenskjöld. Han-hai (hän-hī'). A name of the western part of the Gobi desert, or of that desert itself. Hanifites. See Hanafites . Hanka (hänk'ä), Vaclav. Born near Königgrätz, Bohemia, June 10, 1791: died at Prague, Jan. 12, 1861. A Bohemian philologist and poet, author of grammatical works on Bohemian and other Slavic languages. Hänke, or Haenke (henk'e), Thaddeus. Born at Kreibitz, Bohemia, Oct. 5, 1761: died near Cochabamba, Upper Peru, Dec., 1817. A Bohemian botanist. As naturalist of Malas pin a's expe. dition, he went to Peru, 1790; and, after visiting Chile, California, Mexico, and the Philippines, fixed his residence in