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"CEYLON IN THE JUBILEE YEAB,:' ! 
BY J. FERGUSON. 
PRICE FIVE R UPEES. 
TWO MAPS (Worth the price of the Volume) and 42 other 
Illustrations; 428 pages letterpress. (By ,post 
5-26 ; outside of Island R6.) 
KOTit Acknowledgment.— Windsor Oastle, March 12, 1888. — Sir Henry Ponsonby is commanded 
by the Queen to thank Messrs. Haddon 4 Co. for the copy of Mr. John Ferguson's " Ceylon in tha> 
Jubilee Year, " which they have had the kindness to present to Her Majesty. 
Opinions of the Press. 
Everything of interest about Ceylon has been carefully collected in this volume, and for any on» 
who wishes to visit the island a better guide book is not to be found. — Pall Mall Gazette. 
Ceylon in the Jubilee Year, by John Ferguson (Haddon & Co., London ; Ferguson, Colombo), " 4 
third edition, revised, enlarged, and brought down to date," gives an account of the present condition of 
the island, its resources, and the prospects which it holds out for the remunerative investment of 
capital. — Spectator. 
To the cultured class who study Oriental history and Buddhist archaeology, and to the large frater- 
nity who are concerned in tea, coffee, cocoa, cinnamon, cinchona, and the mauy fragrant and spicy products 
of our colonial Eden, the work is invaluable. — Christian World. 
Previous editions of Mr. Ferguson's valuable book have received full review in these columns, but 
the present edition contains much more matter — among other additions being stroDg criticism of the administra- 
tion of the present Governor, Sir Arthur Gordon. — Colonies and India. 
Mr. Ferguson's book on Ceylon seems to us a most valuable one, and it ought to be in the hands 
of every ono in any way interested in the island. It gives an excellent account of the country, its in- 
habitants, railways, government, pearl fisheries, exports, &c, with notices of archaeological remains and 
of the picturesque districts most worthy the attention of visitors. — Literary World. 
The first part consists of some sixteen chapters, in which Mr. Ferguson shows himself possessed of the 
instincts of the true journalist. There seems scarcely a subject relating to the " spicy isle " which is not touched 
npon, the treatment being always effective, if sometimes brief. Anything like an outline of the various 
chapters is, as we have indicated, impossible in the space at our commmd. — Aberdeen Free Press. 
This is a very complete handbook of Ceylon and everything Cinghalese from Government to snakes 
or tortoises, and from tea, f-ugar, coffee, and cinchona to polyandry, shooting, races, clubs, Buddhism and 
missionaries — in fact about as complete a fund of information about the island as it is possible to pack into 
400 pages, of a haudsoma volume, with good maps and many illustrations. Any one who wishes to visit 
Ceylon, or employ his capital there, would do well to get this book. — Overland Mail. 
Mr. John Ferguson has published a very handsome volume with the above title. For an account of 
the climate, scenery, and natural advantages of Ceylon, we must refer our readers to the work itself, merely 
adding that Mr. Ferguson's statements can be accepted with confidence, as no one knows Ceylon and its re- 
sources better than he does. The new volume will be welcomed especially by old Colonists who have wit- 
nessed the rise and the depression of Ceylon, and who may probably agree with the author that fortune seems 
about to smile on the old isle once more. — Nairnshire Telegraph. 
In this re-issue of hi9 book on Oej'Von, Mr. Ferguson has brought the mass of information respect- 
ing the Colony contained in former issues up to the most recent date, and he has fitly given it a desig- 
nation commemorative of the present eventful year. No effort has been spared by Mr. Ferguson to make 
his latest work as complete in every respect as possible, and the result has been that no book can be more 
replete with information about this valuable island. As the most important of our Crown Colonics, Ceyloa 
has a special claim to consideration, and we can strongly recommend "Ceylon in the Jubilee Year" 
to everyono who takes an interest in colonial matters. A word must be said in praise of the numerous 
illustrations. — European Mail. 
Mr. Ferguson, of Colombo, published a considerable time ago a careful and much-needed description 
of the island, but there was quite room for the full, clear, and picturesque statement which he has now 
made of the actual condit'on of Ceyi.on in tub Jumj.ek Year. The earlier chapters of a book which 
is crowded from cover to cover wiih interesting facts and impressive statistics, is devoted to the political 
and social history of Ceylon both before ami since it came under the English flag. The concluding portion 
gives a curiously minute and vivid picture of the life, customs, caste, and occupations of the natives, and 
alio describes tho tea industry, life "11 the plantations, the pearl fisheries, the legislative progress of 
England's chief tropical colony, and the present condition and prospects of the trade of the island. Th» 
book presents a vivid picture of every phase of the life of the colon", and so far as we can discover, 
there is not a singlo point on which information is likely to be needed which has been slurred over, 
much less neglected. The maps and illustrations heighten, the value of au extremely interesting volume — 
Leeds Mercury, April 9th- 
I got your most charming book, "Ceylon in the Jubilee Year" tho other day, and have gone 
most carefully and delightedly through it. The get-up of the book is really first-class, and so many 
fictures make it very lightsomo. To me, an old Ceylon man, every line was of interest, and I f < ar your 
00k had to answer for a considerable quantity of midnight oil burned in my establishment. In fact, I 
think your "Ceylon" is Emerson Tenneut brought up to the present date, and put in'o a more handy 
and readable style, and when I was reading it, I, moro than once wished I was back in the dear _ little) 
island. — A. H. D. 
"CEYLON OBSERVER" OFFICE, COLOMBO, CKYLON, 30™ APRIL 1888. 
Also to be had at Messrs H. \V. Cave & Co. and Colombo Apo'.heoarioa' Company, Colombo ; d'Esterr*. 
& Co.. Kandy . — . j— . 
JOHN HADDON & Co.. London. 
