We have received the June number of "Social Shanghai." It is belated, but none the less welcome for that, and the best praise that can be given to it fs to say that it is worthy of the event that is chronicled in its pages. If the International Bazaar and Fete was an historic event in the history of the Settlement, "Social Shanghai" is the best chapter of the history of that event that has yet been published. A more complete record, either in picture or letterpress, could not be desired, Photos of the promoters, their assistants, and the stalls, stall-holders and entertainers, are included, and there are descriptions of everything of interest about the fete. The illustrations are excellent, those of the stalls in the interior of the Great Hall being worthy of special praise. The topical songs in the Great Burlesque are reprinted in full, many pages of the official hand-book are reproduced in facsimile, and many of the stalls have several pages devoted to each of them. Friends at Home will be able to appreciate the magnitude of the under taking that brought over £7,000 into the coffers of the Famine Fund, and to those who took an active part in the organization of the fete" Social Shanghai" for June will be welcome as 1 lasting souvenir of the occasion.
We have received the first three isanes of the Monthly Bulletin of the Educational Association of China." The Association, at its last annual meeting, recommended that an endea-your should be mede to secure " well qualified man to undertake the work of editing two educational magazines—one in Chinese and the other in English. In the meantime the Committee has decided to publish this monthly magazine, which it is hoped may be the forerunner of " larger and more useful one. The object of the Association i the promotion of educational in China and the fraternal ce-operation of all those engaged in teaching. There fare at present about 500 members, and many useful educational works have already been issued by the Association, which is planning to increase the num-Ler of publications and also to improve their quality. We may mention in connexion that the Association preparing to issue at an early date a new Directory of the Educational Institutions connected with all the Protestant Missions now working i China.
A rurrwen amalgamation is announced in the shipping world between the firms of John Brown and Ca., Ld., and Harland and Wolff, Ld. This marks another step in a process that has been going on for the past twenty years, The first important combination in these industries was effected when the Elswick firm of Armstrong, Mitchell and Ca. took over the Manchester steel firm of Sir Joseph Whitworth and Ca. Then came the purchase by Vickers Sons and Maxim of the Naval Construction and Armaments Ca., of Bar-
The H.-C. therald and S. c. & C. Gasette.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.