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THE PASSING OF THE MANCHUS. 



By PERCY H. KENT, 



Author of " Railway Enterprise in China," etc. 



One Volume. With Illustrations and Maps. 15s. net. 



This important book will throw a flood of light upon the intricate 

 and mysterious chain of events that have disorganized China since 

 the abdication of the child-Emperor. Mr. Kent has resided in 

 Tientsin for many years, with his finger, so to speak, upon the pulse 

 of Chinese policy. His well-known book on the Railways of China 

 has shown how well qualified he is to disentangle and reconstruct a 

 complicated story, and to take a broad and statesmanlike view of 

 events without losing sight of interesting details. Having been on 

 the spot during the whole of the Revolution, Mr. Kent has had 

 unrivalled facilities for acquiring information, which he has turned 

 to the best advantage ; and although it is probable that this last 

 chapter of Chinese history is still incomplete, the narrative will be 

 brought up to the latest possible moment, with the idea of enabling 

 the public to understand what has happened already and to 

 appreciate the strength of the forces that are incubating an unknown 

 future. 



THE LETTERS OF MAJOR-GENERAL 

 FITZROY HART-SYNNOT, C.B., C.M.G. 



Edited, with a Short Memoir, by his Daughter 

 B. M. HART-SYNNOT. 



With Portraits and Maps. Demy 8vo, 12s, 6d. net. 



The late Major-General Hart-Synnot, whose letters are now 

 presented to the public, was the son of the original compiler of 

 " Hart's Army List," a classic which he himself subsequently edited 

 for many years. Born in 1844, he entered the army twenty years 

 later, and saw active service in various quarters of the globe until his 

 retirement in 1904. He served with distinction in the Ashanti War 

 of 1873-4, i^ ^t^e Zulu War of 1879, the Boer War of 1881, and the 

 Egyptian War of the following year, and commanded the Fifth 

 (Irish) Brigade in the South African War of 1900. He was twice 

 wounded in the course of his career, and was many times mentioned 

 in dispatches. A large proportion of the letters included in this 

 volume were addressed by General Hart-Synnot to his wife, and are 

 written in the form of a journal — a fact which greatly enhances 

 their interest and enables the reader more easily to conjure up the 

 scenes they picture and the experiences they record. The writer 

 possessed a facile and fluent pen, and the candour vs^ith which he 

 describes his thoughts and actions adds to the attractions of what 

 may well be considered a most interesting record of an adventurous 

 and distinguished career. 



