Doos—By William Ladlaw, Hon Secretary, North China Rene Club. The Tientsin Press, Lay, 41
Knowing a great deal about Br. Laidlaw's work in Tientsin for the Kennel Club which he started there, another dog-lover can congratulate him the more heartily on his effort asa magazine editor. "The Ken-newman" is the type of a periodical, but it is not mumpered, and one assumes that it has been brought out in connexion with the North China Kennel Club's dog show which was held in Tientsin. on October 24, especially as the proceeds were earmarked for the prize fund. Tit the mere production of such a majzazine Tientsin is ahead of Shanghai and one can foresee that the outport, may score another point, Zor it would be quite easy, having made a start, to continue the work weekly o monthly. Indeed, without paying any unmerited compliment, ona might express the hope that Mr. Laidlaw will pursue such a cours: for "The Kennelman" is a very in: teresting work and is the sort of thing that is required in China, especially now that there ig a boom in dog-breeding.
Mr. Laidlaw has collated a nuntber of dog stories—true and maybe true—and a miniature encyclopedia on selection, breeding,—dratnine, feeding, treatment of ailments, and bench and show ring hints, all of which will be interesting to some people, The most useful section, however, is one descriptive of a number of popular breeds, each of which is filustrated. The special characteristics of ach are given in detail and in some cases a table of ug points, Tt may be re-grotted that Mr. Laidlaw did not include these tables for each typ, as they are easily secured, though it has been made evident! at our Shanghai shows that very few people are familiar with them, In general, a very interesting production, well conceived and produced, lion bushels, its wool production more than 824 million pounds. These But the best stories in Mr, two industries, wool and wheat, are Jerome's book are of Sir James the basis of the wealth of Victora.
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Captain Eden touches on the pro-Published in 1647. Certantes's "Bon Slems of government in Australia, Quixote" is most popular in abridged 1 includes -a chapter on the younger editions, for the original runs generation, has something of in-nearly half a million words,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.