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Tthe waste of many students of Chinese HIS Review, which was intended to meet caused by the discontinuance of "Noten cont Queries con China. and Japan, has reached ita Tenth Volume. The Review discusses those
which topics are uppermont in the minds of students of the Far East" and about which opery intelligent pers
person con- nected with China or Japan is desirous of
It in-
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on the
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and Social Manners andry, Antiquico,
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Sciences, Literatura, Ellmology,
Customs, etc., etc. of Chiria, Japan,
ant Tibet, the Far East generally. Recently new do parture has been taken, and the Herian now gives papera on Trade, Commerce, and Descriptive notes of Travel by well-known writers. It was thought that by extending the scope of the Review in this direction, the Magazine would be made more generally useful.
The Roviow department receives
special attention, and endeavours are made to present a careful and concise recomt of Literature out China etc, aut to give critiques embodying sketches of the Most Authors and recent works on much topics. Publishers' are requested to forward works to Mai
China Beview, caro of China
The Notes and Queries are stil continued and form an important menus of obtaining from and diffusing among students know ledge
obscuro points.
farther
The Correspondents' column also affords and greater facilities for the inter- change of views and discussion of various topica
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We have instituted as an experiment arrons' COLUMN, which we trust will do it will be relegated from tine will prove successful, and be found uso.
to time such items of information, lists, tables and other intelligence us is con- sidered likely to prove valuable to per- soas passing through the City, and in connection with we have opened SELECT HOTEL AND BUSINESS
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