Looking at the new buildings which are now cropping up everywhere to proclaim the advance progressive ideas, one wonders if no power can be invoked to arouse the Chinese io have more regard for decent design and effect in their new architecture, Side by side with some colossal temple of real grandeur the modern school or lecture hall intrudes its presence, a flimsy gaudy thing with more or less abortive attempts at window frames-and panelled doors, with weird imitations of Norman arches or what not! Svrely something more in keeping with the traditions of Chinese architectural good taste ought to be encouraged instead of the continual and growing tendency in this as well as other interior provinces to rush up hideous caricatures of European dwellings rendered more incongrnous by poor workmanship and fend colouring.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.