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The "China Journal" for August special appeal for the pletion of the amount required to liquidate the fund for the construction of the new Royal Asiatic Society's building in Museum Road, The amount wanted is about Tls. 60,000, which includes Tls. 20,000 for supplying furniture and equip-ut. Mr. Pan Tze-yen contributes ther interesting translation from Chinese folk-lore, and Mr. Bodley continues shis travel across Algeria.
a light car. In. the science section Mr. GD. Wilder down some instruct migration of the White-Tailed Sea Eagle, the Snow Goose, Sand Grouse, and Winter Wrens." Anglers are told that during the next month they should Prepare for sea bass fishing, which will be at its best in the off-shore waters of the northern summer resorts. hose who are stil unsettled as, to the holiday they are going to take,
might be suggested that a reference it is due them next month, it to Mr. Sowerby's excellent notes fon this important subject would be helpful. For the purpose of this review it is sufficient to say that the fishing is done from Chinese sampan in the early mornings oF ings, and. the best laces for. the anger are—but, get for August Dr. Wai contributes a thoughtful article on the reform of the Chinese educational system. Much has been written on this subject, but addition to the liters ture cannot be amiss if it is made in. the spirit informing Dr. Wi contribution. He recognises that the task of reform is a superhuman one, and he attributes this in the main to the independence of the Provincial Governments. He _insists that it is necessary to proceed with infinite tact and by graduated stages while leaving a. sufficiently large amount of initiative to the Provincial Governments. Ho. concludes that it would not be diffealt to reform this system if the Government could exercise effective and indisputable control over the Provinces. There he perceives clearly the obstacles in the way of the attainment of his desirable objects, and he winds up with those remarka: and yet that If spins good made a 2 series.
soury "washing tanks that. look, like horse troughs og much thing else, a hands ard, a.swinging card and a, modal a "draw from ang condenser. There are not Yet, but will be, looms find. knitting " machines "he
Stal to use the peculiar contraptions ext theo sta ey our find then we shall be ready to take people, who already' know text cotton oF wool, sent in by Vafious missions and' train. them in tis' new. industry. Nor can' th leaders "be trained overnight. We elle' that i¢ will tak at lena three months to give a rudimentary. tral Ing' in each of the four branches of eaning, washing" and carding, Spinning, dyeing sand weaving iting' by machine. "It may some cases districts will send In" several. people. each to. specialize one typo of work and take a The value of this book lies in its presentation " of Manchurian Situation on the basis of material which the General Staif at Mukdea are ready to make public. It contains also alist of 712 illegal actions committed against Japan. in China covering a period from June 1925 to October 1981. Allis grist that comes'to the compiler's mill, incidents ranging from minor ebullitions to gross outrages find place in the list. It may be said, therefore, fully to cover the Japanese case against China in that respect.
A useful sot of maps is included, and generally the book may Said to give a creditable ex parte statement of position. "The critical faculty has, however, to be strongly exercised in assessing its general accuracy. This is, sufficient ly shown by the description of the events of the might of 28 and 29 Sanvary: bat. bright you already' are, textile work Will be able to'vlearn so, rapidly. Woot is one. of those: trades which you know all about in a. week Know nothing about in ten' years, Other articles in the same symposium discuss the Chri College, poverty in China, and there is a final review of the extent to which Christian missions are meet~ ing the need and can continue to meet it in greater force, heir positions North Szechut ram " contequontiy att pan. the according teh map 'ON "page 10,
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