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travellers. The social customs described indicate a charming simplicity 

 and freedom. In religion the Ch'iang are monotheists and their 

 emblem of the Deity is a white stone. The account of their worship,, 

 their sacrificial rites and religious ritual, is interesting reading. 



A few printer's errors have been noticed, which should be corrected 

 in a future edition. I. M. 



Vues du Honan $g $$ $8 # 9fl M. 5Jt Chamain de fer Lung-hai. 



This is a volume or portfolio of 52 photographs with letterpress; 

 dealing with views in Honan. These are beautifully executed and 

 handsomely mounted. They are interesting historically, geographically 

 as well as from a scenic standpoint. The letterpress is full of 

 information. This enterprise is sure to attract travellers. 



Educational Directory and Year Book of China, 1920. Shanghai: 



Edward Evans and Sons. 

 When we get to the substance of this book, it is good, — but it take* 

 some time to get there, through pages of advertisements. It consists 

 of three parts : I. General Information. II. A Directory of University 

 Professors, Lecturers, etc. III. List of Universities, Colleges, Schools. 

 These have been brought up to date, and in doing this "the Editor has. 

 been impressed by the cheerful help afforded him" by all concerned. 

 It is dedicated to those members of the fraternity, "Not only teachers, 

 but many who have been educated in China, who have given their lives 

 in the great war." In the review of the Year important comparisons 

 are made : for one in the pupils in Schools. In 1910 the Government 

 Schools contained only 1,525,534 pupils with an appropriation of 

 $33,000,000. To-day there are 4^ million students, but the appro- 

 priation was only $40,000,000. School accommodation is totally in- 

 adequate and institutions are poorly furnished. We cordially commend 

 this useful work. 



Sino-Iranica. By Berthold Laufer, Chicago, 1919. 



Dr. Laufer 's object in this volume is a worthy one : it "is to 

 represent Chinese contributions to the history of civilization in Iran, 

 which aptly fill a lacuna in our knowledge of Iranian tradition" — 

 "From this our notions of cultural developments in Asia would 

 probably be widely different from what they are." He pays a tribute 



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