Tue, Yanoreae axp its Paostaas.—By Mercury Press, Shanghai.
'The publishers have done well to republish in this little volume Woodhead's "Yangtsze River Diary' which appeared in the "Evening "during this summer. Th fat wealth of informa in ition which is to be ex from ordinary wealth of Jos Sediey, and [Colonel' Newcome was regarded by the Victorian age as the beau ideal Jof an English gentleman. Yet it may be doubted whether either [Colonel Neweome or Jos Sedley Jeould have acquired his wealth o-day in the manner in which he did without risk of ejection from the public service. This is perhaps stretching the point a little bit far, but it 1s sufficient to give Mr. Woodhead a litre encouragement
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.