Shire dante cant cine dete tt, cee This is a book that may pass an idle hour agreeably; though lack-these. elreumatances what etn be attached. to auch" super"icial {impressions as yours in the face. the opinion of sion like Dr. Legendre or Hodney "Gilbert (the "authorised ted English ely docu ed. boot wu seductive of "tye "traditional Chinese polit OM. Vandervelde's reply to this is that' he has impartially quoted authoritative opinions: such as that of Professor Holcombe and others to set off against those of the two authors'named. Here perhaps the critic would say that Mf. Vandsrvelde is setting up ninepins in order to have the pleasure of knocking them down, His premises regarding the general attitude of the-foreign community in Shanghai can hardly be endorsed nowadays, However, thes fare difficulties which the ecader will, eaten Ins Ged Tae are ili cles delta in Vande ctl bearings in the short space of 3 allotted. to him, fi though In Feading his slews on Shanghai ie ie: regretted thet he ame 0 little in contact with whit might be called enlightened foreign pinion, At would be interesting how for instance, how ie was that hie was induced to' quote the "China Weekly Review as the authority For the. statement that the bogey Of Communism in'Shanghal was Saint production of the "North: Ching Dally? "News" "and. the Sharghal Sunlcipal Police. Even the journal which be quotes, would: probably be Prepared to admit that it has hanged its opinion on this point]
the light of: recent events.
Tt is to be hoped that tion of th of discourage blemishes will not the reader from studying this very Interesting book, because if. Vanderyelde dees undoubtedly bring a. froth mind to bear on the situation here and he puts, forward very challenging suggestions which are worth considering. In particular his study. of Shanghai gives an Snteresting insight into the efforts Which are being made to convince; foreign opinion of the advance in municipal administration apparent in the municipality of Greater] Shanghai, The present policy the Shanghai Municipal Council is one of close ce-operation wi authorities of Greater Shanghai, and though it woald be idle to pretend that this ce-operation is as smooth as it might be, there is little doubt that it marks a distinct advance on conditions obtaining a few years Mr. Woodhead sedulattempt to give
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