202 REVIEWS OF RECENT BOOKS 



to as Chang Nan P'i 3g J^ &, Li Ho Fei $ ^ B£ and Tuan Chi Jui 

 ■us Tuan Ho Fei ££ ^ /JQ . 



And in conclusion the work of the Publishers, Messrs. Kelly and 

 Walsh, Ltd., must be given high praise. Binding, paper and type are all 

 excellent. We have only noticed one error, Hsiaot-sung instead of 

 JJsiao-tsung (p. 162). M. 



Who's Who in China. Shanghai : Millard's Review. 



This is a timely book for those who are interested in the 

 politics and social life of the Chinese. It contains the portraits and 

 short biographies of those who are trying to help China in her hour 

 of need — and also of some who have helped themselves in the process. 

 Uniformly only the good is spoken of them the bad is allowed to 

 -die in silence. All the faces look capable, some of them good and 

 humane. But we wonder when they were taken. Some of them 

 certainly not for the year of grace 1920. 



The breasts of the majority are decked with many decorations 

 And we wonder what the services rendered were in the case of 

 many. Such a display reminds us of Oliver Twist — a bit more, Sir ! 

 Many of these men are high-browed — but judging from the present 

 state of China these high-browed are wholly lacking in the peculiar 

 characteristic of that class — that of Power of organization. For China 

 is chaotic. 



This is a book that will have a good circulation. It is well got 

 up. We have noticed a few mistakes and printer's errors. Page 188 

 Cadastrnl for Cadastral. Page 158 is wanting and there is a duplica- 

 tion of pp. 157, 159, 161. We have on page 261 Born 1819. This 

 must be 1879 ? 



America's Aims and Asia's Aspirations. By Patrick Gallagher. 



New York : The Century Co. 

 The Author sets out on his work with great and generous ideas. 

 First of all he believes that "the will to be not merely just, but 

 generous is instinctive in Americans," "our intentions have ever been 

 honest" "we have neither selfish interest to serve nor any desire to 

 arouse suspicion in Asia." "All the Asiatic peoples are our friends." 

 "Friendship requires honorable concessions based upon justice and 

 prudence." He has equally broad ideas of others. "Life is a complex 

 thing. How difficult it is to understand others." "How vastly more 

 difficult is it to weigh and measure the varying and contradictory 

 moods and tenses of nations." "How dangerous to attempt snap 

 judgments even with the aid of an unbiased mind." It is with 



