July 5.
GexeraL Wang Ltang, the chief Northern delegate to the Peace Conference, has written a book on the history of the. foreign concession in Shanghai, and has done us the honour to send a copy for'review. The book contains more than two hundred and fifty pages of reading: matter besides an index and a portrait of the author. It is written in excellent, but not archaic, henli and will, doubtless, be regarded by Chinese writers and legislators, as an authoritative statement of the stipulations under which foreigners have the right to reside and trade in this port. Had the book been written in English it would have received close and careful scrutiny and General Wang would have had no reason to complain that his request for criticism had been ignored. Being in Chinese the book will remain sealed to the vast majority of foreigners, but it will none the less determine the point of view of Chinese residents in relation to all questions regarding the status and progress of the Settlement for many years to come. nib en lim
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