THE 



CONCHOLOGICAL MAGAZINE 



Vol. Ill March, 1909 No. 3 



THE SUSPENSION OF THE JOURNAL 



The publication of a scientific journal is a very difficult under- 

 taking especially on the financial side ; and to clear expenses is an 

 almost hopeless ideal. This we suppose to be the case with all 

 journals and magazines, relating to the study of nature, both in the 

 Orient and Occident ; and so we have been prepared for the inevi- 

 table. 



The total loss sustained since the first number was issued, is 

 $2,000.00, the annual loss being about $800,00. This is no small 

 sum ; and the burden is too heavy to be borne by those of limited 

 capital. Yet it is out of the question that we should permanently 

 discontinue the undertaking which we have begun with special pains. 



We have expected to improve the journal, to make both 

 articles and plates clearer, more beautiful and more interesting ; and 

 it is with great regret that we are obliged to announce to our readers 

 the suspension of publication for one year for the following reason. 



Our library is lacking in reference books. After careful deli- 

 beration and frequent consultation with friends, the only feasible plan, 

 despite the inconvenience of our readers, appears to be the suspen- 

 sion of the journal for one year that the amount used to meet the 

 deficits in the publication may be spent for books. This does not 

 mean discontinuance. 



Our intention is to make the paper in the future more perfect, 

 and a light on " the Study of the Oriental Shells." This temporal 

 suspension will not only provide us with the books, but also, we 

 hope, greatly contribute to our more active and vigorous proceed- 

 ings in the future. 



We intend, during this period of suspension, to send assistants 

 to make exploration in China and Korea, in the interest of science. 

 As very few of the Korean shells have been brought to light as yet, 



