Agteming its mission to remain "a cultural magazine, devoted only to things of the mind", Tien Hala Monthly, for September, makes ni passing reference to the present crisis forms of fighting, although itis edited as it says Mo the tune of bombs and guns". Dr. John C. Wu's "Little Snatehes" from his diary include 2 postscript as it were in philosophical relleetion on the creed of destruction and aggression, but_do not fait to illustrate the dlariats fllety in comparing literary and cultural notes, Thus he finds sympathy between Laotse and Shakes-peace and brings Dr. Sun Fo as witness, Laotse's eaching that "there is no greater calamity than underestimating the strength of an. enemy"! matches the English poet: ces of defence ts best to weight he'enemy more mlghiy' than he seems Apart from a most thoughtful critical apprecia-lon of the. work 'a¢_ the philosopher, Wang! Chung, by Li'Sh Vita be continued in a future isste—special interest will be aroused Chen I-wan's study of the "younger group of work by Tso Jo-hung, the late Paddy O'She Rachel Levis, the author himself, Wa Ko. and Henry Eveleigh. The contention thus developed {ig that Shanghai Is at last producing its artist. The note of vigorous realism in their drawings most encouraging. Mr, Chen T-wan rightly discerns in it vitality and human appeal. fivoids the conventional and yet maintaine fAgelity (o the baste canons of craftsmanship.
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