For a few cents a Chinese able to read English can pick up in almost any Shanghai book-stall one of vanely of little books providing con~ versatlonal ammunition for all con~ eelyable purposes. Scarcely any phase of life is overlooked, The hapiers, though brief, contain all that ig necessary for a spirited conversation about the New Year, common colds, aerial navigation, spring, peach viewing, radio, the rainy season, ang-Ting, love, typhoons, suburban life and what-have-you. To demonstrate the practicality of the information the chapter on "Love" in one of the.book-Tels Is herewith reproduced: am longing for you."
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.