The latest account of the "war" in Shanghai in narraüve form is produced in the current issue of the "China Journal" in the form of a very workmanlike production. The narrative is contained in the usual editorial comment but extended for the occasion to several pages in which Mr. Sowerby logically and lucidly exposes the character of Japanese aggression and gives the conclusion that nothing China has done can justify Japan in her present course of action. Mr. Sowerby supports this view with considerable vigour and his marshalling of the events which led to the "war" in Shanghai is admirably done. It is illustrated by a copious supply of photographs and maps. The rest of the issue has appropriate articles on war in bygone days with an illustrated description of the worship of Kuan Vu, God of War, whose name is still a household word for valour and patriotism in China, The number will surely have a wide demand, for it is the ideal document to send to friends at home in order to give them an independent account of the happenings here.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.