"My Friends the Chinese" is a fine example of a book built up of small points to present a definite. picture Which will interest and amuse the western reader. The hands of Hollywood stars are compared. unfavourably with the "tapering and slender fingers of the average Shanghai bar bos." The intense absorption of the Chinese is proved again by the bar ey and the old imperial examina~ tions. 'The Golden Mean, the doctrine of compromise, will prevent a two porty political system—and perhaps by' the same argument a dictatorship.
ough Mr. Crow does not continue that far with his thesis. The old story of the none rescued drowning, person is finally laid to rest and the ethical view of the squeeze system is shown in all its logie.
Mr. Crow has commented upon the Chinese characteristics which are most frequently discussed—perhaps. with the belief that readers are most Interested in covering familiar ground. He is amusing and sym pathetic. He has opened no new Windows, though he doubtless will succeed in persuading something less than "400 Million Customers" to look Into these old windows newly dressed.
The drawings by Sapajou are whimsical and' add greatly. to the' pleasure of the book—r.ntat Portralt of a Soldier The book ends with an absorbing appreciation of a great and courage French soldier in Morocco—Henri de Bournazel. OF his daring exploits during the Abd El Krim uprising, the author paints a stirring picture, and scribing his death from wounds When leading his men ayainst a Ber= Ver stronghold he has brilliantly re. ceplured the utter breathlessness of the episode, and has paid a remark able tribute to a brave soldier and to those men of the Legion and native "levies who, with undying. enrage, "bounded without fear into the face of death, "Black Barbary"
more than an' enthralling book, for it presents in miniature the whole. story of the Berbers and of the French colonization, written" by. a man whose wits of knowledge, penetration and expression are self-evid-
The Poorer Chinese Iheaw Known By Margaret Ht Brown.
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This simple story of a Chinese peasant family which comes to industrial Shanghai just before present wor is much more than the Tittle tale itself." It gives an insight into family conditions of the poorer [Chinese, the problems of normal times Jand then the physical and spiritual Jhavoe which the present hostilities Ihave created among millions of bewildered people. ~The author, Miss Margaret H. Brown of the Christian Literature 'Society for China, has written other book which have' Ailed Jo definite "need In Christian work among the Chinese. This book " she has written with the definite idea thai those who have aided in. Chinese re~ will want to know about the work Jéone among, the Chinese.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.