Stavonnos oF Wetoirs AKO Measunts.—By S'S. Chow, Commercial Prest.
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The intricacies pertaining to the use of the various standards of weights and measures in countries and places having trade relations with China and the finding of their Jequivaients are greatly simplified by the "Standards of Weights and Measures" compiled by Mr. S._ Chow and published by the Commercial Press, Containing 49 con-[version tables, In addition to num rous tables of comparison, the boo! is helpful to those who have frequent recourse to the use of weights ud measures.
In_ the introduction, the compiler gives a brief review of the Chinese standards of weight and measures used in the olden days and the new double system: one the standard metric unit adopted by the Chinese Government and the other designed only for market use, which is temporary in nature and to be abolished 25 soon as the people are accustomed to the use of the metric unit.
The book is divided into four chapters: the first contains Atteen tables, among them the new Chinese metric and market system, the old Chinese standard "with" Customs welgits and measures. the metric standard with British Imperial equivalents, the British standard with metric equivalents, and the standards of other countries and places, with British Imperial equivalents. The second chapter contains nine. tables fof comparison; the third, 49 tables of conversion, which form the most im-
[portant part of the work; and there ig also" some useful information, Given "in the fourth chopterr.c.
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