London. is an interesting book, and should be translated late the Chinese language in order that it may be read, specially, by the official: of China. If the destruction of forest trees and the waste of timber continues, China is destined to be 8 land without trees and subjected, in consequence, to the unfavourable operations of natural laws. And it mystery that the people of ina should enjoy the reputation for economy, and yet allow their country to be denuded of its trees to the injury of their land and health by atmospheric action. There are many causes whi operate to impoverish land and injure the health of people, and one of the more certain is to forget that the preservation of the forest is of prime importance.
But in recent years a more practical interest is being manifested by the establishment of forest schools Mr. Shaw informs us that the first forest school was established by the Government at Mukden, in Manchuria, in 1907, and although ov-r-shadowed by the stress of subsequent political events, the germs of future development have been laid, which should receive a steady growth with the return of settled government in China.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.