Ax—Ancro-Cuixese Giossany ror Customs and Comerciat Use. Hai Kuan Vu Yen Pi Hsu. By C. A. 8. Williams. Commercial Press, Ld., Shanghai.
Handbooks for practical commercial use are scarce and are urgently needed in China nowadays. Each new book published for. such a purpose generally meets with a certain amount of success among the Chinese, but one book that is sure, we feel, to meet with even greater success is An Anglo-Chinese Glossary for Customs and Com. mercial Use," by Mr. Ss. Williams.
The work, which is thoroughly up to date, can well be adapted for use by Chinese as well as foreigners. \Tt.contains a list of words, sentences, phrases and other expressions used in the Maritime and Native Customs, Postal service, Chinese and foreign trade and commerce, ete., which are accompanied "by their Chinese meanings and the Mandarin pronunciation of the Chinese characters or meaning. Copious notes as well as a radical index are other features of the book. The field covered by the author appears to be very complete, and shows much careful work on his part.~
Mr. Williams, with his excellent knowledge of Chinese and his long experience in commercial and Customs work, is thoroughly qualified for the task which he has so ably completed. As assistant Chinese secretary of the Inspectorate General, Mr. Williams makes good use of the many subjects covered in his book as he does with the other subjects which he teaches in counexion with his work as Professor of the Customs College in Peking.
The book should find wide usage in China—not only in schools where commercial subjects are taught, but also as a reference book on the desk of every progressive business man, whether he has dealings with the Customs or not.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.