Whatever Britain was prepared to do at that time, however, was entirely knocked on the head by the Japanese invasion of Manchuria. and by the fact that China the appealed te the League of Nation: with most unhappy results, the world knows, From the Shang-bai point of view, it may perhaps be said, that he only favourable effect of the Japanese re on against China is that it put a stop to the ill-considered policy of wholesale surrender of foi rights. The author himself, writing of tke period succeeding the signature of the Washington treaties, puts on record that "unfortunately things China were at this time in a fright ful mess, going during the next few ears from bad to worse, that the continuing civil war ant political disorders furnished abundent justification from the foreign point of for holding up even the half measures of treaty revision promised in the Washington resolu-ti and agreements" The question is whether the conditions described had improved to an extent which justified Britain in going ahead The Bible and the Child Tuene's A Srory To Tsu Stores for Children from the Old and New Testaments. By Blanche Winder. With twenty-four colour plates by Harry G. Theaker. Ward, Lock, London. 3/6.
The writer of this exceptionally charming book for children has taken a series of stories from the Old and New Testaments, and reduced them to language readily understandable by the young child. They are the old, familiar stories delightfully well told, and excellently illustrated, quite the type of book that can be usefully employed in introducing to the young child that religion which he may be expected to follow in his maturer ears. Books of this type are alw:
cleome for not only does it give the young mind a good send off in religious adventure, but, by the style of the writing, accustoms him to good English, and by means of the v well done illustrations serve to it culate in him a commencement of the realization of artistic values A China Review Ten Hsr Mowmuiv December. Published under the auspices of the Sun Yat-sen Institute for the Advancement of Culture and Education, 400 Ferry Road, Shanghai $1 Per annum $9.
Mr. H. S. P. Hopkinson in his article Snglish Genealogical Records" in the current "T'ien Hsia Monthly" rebuts the charge that genealogical research 'a snob's hobby." And why should it be?—a glow of pride is not the invariable result of a personal investigation. Mr. Hopkinson gives extracts from documents and useful advice to would-be investigators. Mr. T. K. Chuan contributes "Some Notes on Kao Song Chuan" (The Lives of Venerable Buddhist Priests). "Language and Race in China" is dealt with by Mr, Harry Paxton Howard. A short story, "Chabancheh Makai, by Yao Hsueh-yin has been translated by Cicio Mar and Jack Chen—the subject being adventure among guerillas. The book reviews are, as usual, very readable.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.