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Chinese mind ; and in particular the young student will find it a most 

 useful work. H. K. W. 



List of Chinese-Moslem Terms. By Isaac Mason. Mission 

 Book Co. 10 cents. 



This useful list of terms is an amplification of one which appeared 

 in the Recorder in 1892. A division is given of Miscellaneous : Trans- 

 literations : Names of Places, Persons, etc. 



As a first step this little vocabulary will be a help. It will 

 however bear addition and emendation. This will come in time. If a 

 few notes had been added to show the comparative values of terms in 

 Mohammedanism and other Chinese Religions it would have been 

 valuable. For Example ^ ^ is a Taoist term, and if the term had been 

 discussed from the Taoist and Mohammedan content it would have 

 been serviceable. Again if the 3l J§)<i and such like had been specified it 

 would have been better. There are some phrases so obscure that it 

 was essential to have supplied some explanation of their origin, but this 

 is lacking. The translation of some terms require confirmation as |$j ff" 

 which is translated "Confession of Faith." Should it not be 

 esoterism, or some such word? Under "Forbidden Practices" it would 

 have been better to have inserted fellow before Moslem in each case. 

 Under N we have Nien Reflection which is unintelligible $£ ]f& 

 is supreme Ultimate. But this is Confucian : what is the Moham- 

 medan? 



It would have been more methodical to have put all transliterations 

 together, as it is we have Talmud, Torah, Usurvy, Sura left under 

 Miscellaneous. 



We have no doubt time will put these immaturities right. 



The Chinese Isles of the Blest. By Major W. Perceval Yetts." 

 Reprinted from Folk-Lore. 

 Major Yetts is quite a dealer in Taoist folk-lore. In this paper 

 he takes us to the fairy land. He has made diligent search into all 

 Chinese books, even if he hasn't tried to explore the coasts for the 

 islands. He has also given a comparative study of the legends. 

 Indeed he has dealt very solidly with an airy thing. M. 



