Twenty Thousand More Volumes from China ROON, SRECIAL stnViEH
Washington, July 7
The Library of Congress es now receiving the largest single consignent of books ever shipped from China to America, it was learned to: aay.
This consists of a private library of 1,700 titles which include a total some 20,000 volumes of private encyclopedias and collected writings of individual authors, Tt greatly strengthens the Chinese collection of the Library of, Congress, which totals 198,000 volumes End is the largest in the western world.
Officials are endeavouring to make this a world-wide centre for Chinese research. Authorities in charge commend what they declare to be an fnereasing interest in Chinese culture, and wish to do all they can ta stimulate and to gratify it—Unite Press. s Ay.
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