taxproox ror Cuixa. Gnd kong) With sie mapo and plans. Fifth Egition. Revised throughout Sby Gen Crow. Kelly & Walsh, Shanghai. $9.50.
Valuable 40 both visitor and resident, the fifth edition of Mr. Carl should. prove a welcome arrival in any library aiming to "cover the field.
Crammed with information that is, both concise and illuminating, the blue-Lound handbook devotes. itself all manner of subjects, from pidgin to the sacred mountain, Tai Shan, from the low cost at which "old" Mandarin coats may be bought to the history of Harbin. In a word, the the survey is comprehensive yet the book of the correct size to slip into a cent pocket. There are a number of helpful maps.
The introductory section entitled "General Information" is typical of the thorough manner in which the subject is handled, Population and fare of the provinces of China, and exchange, notes on that universal pastime, shopping, s pene-{rating discussion of the ' Chinese servant, travel routes and fares, even a brief treatise on cole Jecting, appropriate since. "Shanghai and other cities in China are perhaps the most interesting in the world to the philatelist," are included: ces are surveyed from various an-Leading cities and all the provin-Eeseriptions of such resorts 2s Pooles, with several pages devoted to
too, the Sacred Island. To many Shinghailander, even one of several years standing, Pootoo is little more than a name—an isle of temples offering little in the way of living Accommodation. But, the handbook ives ite historical background as well as such comforting suggestions as this one:
As the ialand is a Buddhist sancta-ary "no animal may be killed on it Animal food can be served. However, there in a. Chinese hospital lensing fiction tha animal life are available.
To one whose reading on China has been casual—a popular novel here, a book of fragil re the "Handbook for will be immensely helpful. For others, it catalogues valuable information in. fan intelligent manner—B.X.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.