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Thus whilst the book is primarily designed for the general reader, 

 the student and specialist will also turn to it. 



Those who had the onerous duty of superintending the work 

 after the editor left for England are to be highly congratulated. 

 The work is very free from typographical errors. Certain omissions 

 in Pt. I have been rectified such as articles on Abbe Hue and Stanislas 

 Julien. 



However there are many names of persons and places still wanting 

 in the finished work. There is nothing said of Lo Yang, one of the, 

 most historical places in ancient China : of Tamerlane, — and there is 

 a distinct need for a record of such men and places — much might have 

 been left out if these could have been inserted : no record is made of 

 Li Ssu. The principle of selection, it must be admitted, was a very 

 difficult business, but why Mo Hsi the concubine of Chieh should be 

 enshrined and the historic name of the great Duke of Chow find no 

 record is a mystery. Again Bishop Scott has quite a few lines 

 accorded to him, but no mention is made of members of the Moule 

 family who have a distinct place in literary China. No mention is 

 made of A. G. Jones, nor of Dr. Moir Duncan. Further in the 

 matter of literary things, the P'i p'a chi finds a record, but other 

 much more important works like the Hsi Hsiang {ftjUfl |E are omitted. 

 The same might be said of many weighty subjects like the sacrifices 

 and cognate matters : and if the question of space were the difficulty 

 why was it necessary to insert say the article on the Wan Kuo Kung 

 Pao, when due mention was made of it in the article on Newspapers? 



Thus there is a distinct lack in many lines. Religion is not even 

 mentioned, the only god is that of literature. Under spirit there is 

 only mention made of liquor : nor is this subject pursued to the 

 enquiry of the sacred wines which occupy a large space in ancient 

 literature. There is nothing said of the Tai Miao or of any of the 

 great functions in the ancient rituals. 



Some of the articles are somewhat incomplete and need revision, 

 such as that on Newspapers, and the article on the Mixed Court. 

 The article on Japan is not unprejudiced. The article on Ritual 

 Music does not supply the essential knowledge pertaining to this 

 theme, and it somewhat confuses the sacred and secular. Under the 

 title Pa Li Ch'iao, only the bridge near Peking is mentioned. There 

 are we believe many famous bridges of that name in China, and the 

 fact should be noted. 



On p. 467 X l£ is gi ven as Ze*swe. This is quite misleading : 

 the term signifies anything but leisure; it denotes the most assiduous 

 and serious business given to the perfection of the heart and mind : 



