barm MASCUURIA AND THE CmiNese the wee astern Railway, Hat 1924. $12.
This book gives a detailed account of local economic life in northern Manchuria, dealing especially with the large trade which has developed since the establish-men of the C. E. R. general trade, cattle breeding, forestry and lum. ber industry, mineral resources are all dealt the credi section of the' book is devoted to the history, policy and finanei conditions of the railway. is a country concerning, which reliable information is very] seldom available, and frequently, for business purposes one has. to rely on travellers' impressions, letters, or occasional investigations in special matters.
In some ways} i the book will be of real importance to the English-reading world especially in view of the present dull trade conditions and the re-Iuctance on the part of investors to put their money in anything but} sound enterprise.
Real business, the bock maintains is always connected with' rapidly developing countries, and this sense Northern Manchuria is Frobably the most pro of Chi the population has increased from 2,000,000 to 12,000,000, while the annual production now stands at, more than 600 million silver do hare. North Manchuria exports annually, one and three quarter million tons of beans and timber which is balance ed by an equivalent quantity of ported manufactured goods.
The volume claims to be not a collection of advertising matter, but guide and reference book for really solid and scientific work: has been compiled' by many well Known Russian economists and was translated under the supervision of Mr. T. L. Lilienstrom, secretary the American Consulate in Harbin. It contains many illustrations.
Captain P. C. Wren's romance of the French Foreign Legion, "Bean Geste;" has been, and ~continues to be, so great a suecess—already the ninth impression has been reached that Mr. Murray has decided to bold wer until next. year his new story Bean Sabreur," in which a fighting, love-making and romantic Spaht ts the central Sgure.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.