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word is derived from the Greek. Would not pao feng be a truer 

 rendering? This admirably prepared book is heartily commended to 

 the student of Commercial Chinese. M. 



The New China Review. Nos. 1 and 2. Edited by S. Couling, m.a. 



We most heartily welcome a resuscitation of the China Eeview. It 

 was a happy thought of Mr. Couling to do this. There is not only 

 room for such a magazine, but surely a demand. In such a vast field 

 with so many workers there must be many students of Chinese things. 

 Speaking of the sinologues of the past, Legge, Kingsmill, Eitel,. 

 Chalmers, Edkins, the Editor says, 'in the former Review these men 

 had room to express themselves' : and he thinks that there must be 

 many "successors to these scholars who are equally keen to give 

 expression to themselves but who have lacked the medium so far." 

 The opportunity is now placed at the disposal of these 'expectants' so 

 we should have a general flowering of talent, — talent that has been 

 lying dormant, or ts'ang as Chinese philosophy has it, preparing 

 during a winter of obscurity for some spring and summer of oppor- 

 tunity. We hope so. 



We should like to congratulate Mr. Couling on the get-up of 

 the magazine. There is something in dress after all : and commercially 

 it is always said that if you are not well dressed no business can be 

 done. Well this magazine is well dressed. Paper, type, and even 

 cover do much to commend this new venture. The appearance and 

 feel of it are all in its favour. 



The Editor has succeeded in placing a great variety of subjects 

 before his readers. The 'few remarks' by Dr. Giles, Sen. are very 

 seasonable and refreshing. Dr. Giles very truly says that the British 

 are half asleep regarding Chinese Study. Still we must not be des- 

 pairing. We must remember the work of Legge, Giles, Chalmers, 

 Parker, Edkins and a host of others. These are all British and their 

 work has been unexcelled. And further we must not give undue 

 assent to the statement that the Germans have beaten the British 

 hollow in Latin and Greek. From Bentley downwards the British can 

 make a good show. There is no room for depression. It would be 

 very interesting to find out why Major Yetts took to Taoist tales. 

 This personal experience would be as interesting as the stories them- 

 selves. It is well to have a few of the hsiens activities and pro- 

 digies. But really many of them are wearisome. We wish he would 

 tackle the serious side of Taoism. We wonder if Major Yetts is 

 correct in saying that the Sou Shen Chi is a Taoist book. It 



