"Tus Darr op Pracaanct."—By Putnam Mr, Putnam Weale in this novel shows his skill in the weaving of a plot, his great gift of pen picturing, and his profound knowledge of this part of the world. In the background of the plot is the unsavoury story of the contracts effected with the Russian force in the time of the Russo-Japanese War, and in the:
round is the uncertainty of th ing trade in Hongkong to-day itself is perhaps less. than the character sketches, all of which are very well done. The plot simply records the love-making, marriage, disagreements and' reconciliation of Englishman marie vian Indy from Java. Presumably there are people who behave as these characters do at the bidding of Mr. Putnam Weale, but the reader will not find their habits particularly attractive, The heroine and her sister both assume the role of temptress, and the author docs not attempt to give the man fan ota of blame, for the lr~ nees_ are such that even Soseph "might "have "been sorely tried. From this it may be gathered that the novel hes passages, and it is certain ing enough to while away a block in the Nanking Roa
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