As the edition of this (September) issue of THE CHINA JOUR-NAL will, on account of cost, be limited to cover only regular subscriptions and extra copies ordered before printing, those desirous of having this Historical Record for themselves and copies to send to their friends abroad are advised to book their orders at once, For public convenience the price will be placed at $1 per copy instead of the usual $1.30.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.