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The writer manages to convey a good deal of the excitement and 

 enthusiasm to the reader. Possibly the hunting of the antelope will 

 be best remembered. Many useful observations, regarding them, are 

 given, and the notes as to their swiftness are scientifically usefuL 

 Their pace is astonishing and they have other habits well worth 

 the record. "There is another wonderful provision for their life in 

 the desert. The digestive fluids of the stomach act upon the 

 starch of the vegetation which they eat so that it forms sufficient 

 water for their needs. Therefore some species never drink." Our 

 sympathies are wholly with the baby antelope, an account of whcse 

 chase is given on pp. 125-126, and it is a matter of delight that the 

 little chap eluded his pursuers. 



Mr. Andrews is inclined to make too summary statements, such 

 as that Kublai Khan created the greatest Kingdom the world has ever 

 seen. He destroyed but never created. He is also inclined to 

 generalize too much. He concludes the Chinese do not understand 

 any sport which calls for violent exercise. He forgets that "the 

 Chinese have always been hunters. 



Mrs. Yvett Andrews's photographs and notes add much to the 

 value of this excellent work. The price is gold $5.00 net. 



M. 



The New China Review for 1920. Edited by Samuel Couling, m.a. 



The second year of the revival of this important journal of sinology 

 marks a real advance in its capture of the favor of discerning critics, 

 and in the quality of the material which it is able to offer to those 

 who are interested in the study of things Chinese. It is inevitable 

 that in the history of a periodical publication the highest level 

 cannot be maintained continuously, and when the publication, as 

 well as the furnishing of the subject-matter, is wholly a labour of love, 

 then adverse criticism must almost wholly be directed against those- 

 who fail to give the publication the support that the modest price 

 of subscription affords, and to those who might, but who fail to- 

 provide matter for publication. 



Certainly the company in which the young student, who may 

 be trying his wings in these regions for the first time, and whose- 

 serious efforts will certainly be welcomed there, is enough and more' 

 than enough to satisfy him. We note such names as Giles, Parker,, 

 Laufer, Johnston, Moule, Dore, Werner, Cornaby, and others, among: 

 the contributors ; if such company does not satisfy, then the critic 

 will be hard to suit indeed. One question raises an insistent head 

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