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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10: 192.
Much of the contents of the book | PASSENGERS DE PARTED. Is as well-known na nursery rhymes to every Chinese round us but has not hitherto been Per LASSY for London A Dip Into Ancient Literature, translated into English. Tako etc.-Mr. F. O. Harrison, Mr. J. for instanca the story of the S. Kennard, Mr. W. Van Brakel, All students conducting re-luckless student and Buicide Mrs. Vollmers, Mrs. Syret. Mrs. search on thinga Chinese will have K'uei Hring, ons of China's three Ferry, Mr. Syret, Mr. Stur discovered that there has hither gods of literature, refused his ress, Mrs. Page, Misa G. Crockett to existed an almost complete lack degree on account of naturally sir W. R. H. Webster, Mr. W. of information in foreign livers repulsive mien. A temple dedicat R. Smith, Mr. W. G. Ball, Wisa ture upon myths and legends, ed to this divinity exists in every Post Lt. Ibbett, R.N., Com. Pris- writes “W.F.C." in the Feking and city of China, His images are tog R.N. Mr. & Mrs. H. Ayres, | Tizutsin Timics, in reviewing a book found everywhere. He occur Mrs. Tucker, Mrs. Hinde, Dr. on Chinese Myths and Legends frequently in Chinese Ark, and & Mrs. Watzak, Miss Drink by ET. Chalmers Werner. Yat it Egures in Chiness zatronomy 3 water, Mrs. Leckie, Mr. C. P. is a fact that theng together with the equivalent of the Dipper or Smith, Mr. & Mrs. F. Z. Eager, much
En- religious superstition Great Bear. Couling in his Miss W. Herron, Mrs. E. J leavened with a little folk-lore, cyclopedia Sinica" davoles less Chapman, Mastor G. Chapman, stiffening of local prejudice and a than a dozen lines to the history | Master H. Chapman, Mr. W. H. dash of humour, go far towards of this divinity. In Werner's Kelly, Mr. G. 1. Goble, Mr. M. the mental make-up of the great work, however, we find a com: Hope, Mr. Maths Hornaday, Mr. majority of noa-Treaty Port plate, interesting and satisfying | Glandining. Mr. Allaford, Mr. & Chinese.
varsion of the whole story.
Mr. S. L. M. Harjahaby, Mr. J Someone has remarked that the Tako spain that little gem of Cesur, Mr. 4. RgJohnston, Chinese is born ■ Taoist, lives bis Chinese satire on feminine incon-MK. & MIS, F. F. Odling st life & Confucianist, and dies *stancy “Fanning the Grave." In Johnston, Miss Johnston, Buddhist. The Chinese never Hetherington's recently published have had one religion and from Early Ceramic Wares of China "
Per sa. PRESIDENT GRANT time immemorial have adopted we find a brief reference to the for Seattle etc.-Mr. M. D. Koapp. say cult which appeared to the story. Mr. Werner, bowgar. Mr. A. Knitzer, kir. Luis Park, ruling monarch to offer hip quotes the story in full and gives . W. B. Walker, Mr. N. L. greatest advantage. As a result on so we believe the only complate | Watson, Capt. P. A. Miller, Mr. F. Chins has absorbed and often for-account in the English languASCO' H. Howard, Dr. J. L. Palmer, Mr. gotten the superstitions which It is to be regrested that the g2, Wilcox, Capt. R. H. McNair. crystallised into the dozen warring | artistic merit of numerous illis ra- Mr. & Mrs. J. E. Barnes, Mr. J. creeds one or other of which is in colour is such as 'a be Solomon. Miss N. Raymond, Mr. bas from time to time secured likely to Amlaish the casual A. Robert. Mr. J. F. Underwood, the ascendancy.
reader's estimate of the value of MA. C. McCullough, Mr. Eric W. the text. According to Fonollos Turnball, Mr. Reginald Turcball, pictorial art has been dead in Mr. R. J. Bauereisen, Mrs. Cecil China for crer two hundred years. Britcher, Miss J. Leveson, Mr. It would have been better tos. F. Hung. Mrs. S. F. Hung, secure from old Chinese pictures Mrs. P. Barnard, Mr. & Mrs. N. or other forms of art illustration J. Vessoons, Mrs. L. Wilson, is having artistic value as hiab s* Mr. A. Van Dar Eyk, Mr. H. H. with sat of the text. The book would Hart, Mr. J. W. Anderson, Mr. A Test cerritory and
com have been improved by addition, W. Andrews. Mr. F. J. Black- prising a large percentage of of a bibliography and by insertion illiterates. legends grow
U. Dyer, Mr. L C. Dyer, Mrs. aar of exact references indicating the inger, Mr. Lloyd Brown. Mr. L mushrooms. Legend has already sources fron which many of the Oscar F. Hills. Mrs. Eaphe begun to weave itself round the legends have been taken,
Hills, Mr. James L. O'Leary,' name of a recent a ruler as Tuan The reviewer concludes: The
Mr Frank ን. Stout Mr. Shih-kai. It is not surprising work has been relieved from
Mrs. N. M. Green, Miss therefore that, controuted with ha aciuess by the insertion of sub- Dorothy Dowell, Mr. & Min the formidable mss of Chinese headings on almost every PhilipB. Deane, Mr. A. W. Gibson, literature bearing upon this ants valde to the student is much Mr. A. N. Jureidini, Miss Martha ject no Western writer has bither anhanced by inclusion of a care. Mile, Mr. J. E. MoManus, Mr. to endeavoured to write a camful 29-page index. No library Chas D. O'Connor, Mrs. Camille prehecrive work on the subject. which endeavours to supply B. O'Connor, Miss Mildred O'Con
The selection of such mythe material for study of Chinese nor, Mr. G. M. Paris, Mr. & Mr. and legends as have from time to prorature and characteristics Can G. W. Whitsker. time found their war into Chines afford to do without this se' olarly literature and have the appea? ¡ volume. ance of purely Chinese ongin."- by no means an easy task even for a Chinese. It was only in the
FILMS IN THE SCHOOLS. 17th century that Chinese) At a meeting of the London writer collected a number of these County Council, M. J. P. Blake superstitions into the Feng Shen asked whether, in view of the Pang or Story of the Spirits
great scoopny in time effected defi d by Yu Huang, the Lord of by the use of films for educational Heaven. Heinvested his celestial purposes in Sew York, the Edu heroes with the armour. long cation Depar meat woull con coats, headgear, buttons and othar insignia which have beLD the fashion at various Chinese periods. These stories continue to be the most popular tales in China. They are the theme of a thousand professional story.ellers now collecting their dimes" from China's mill.one in village 30 d markets day in and day out 60 d throughout the country.
TT. Shanghai This Feng Shen Pang uafor TT. Sungipote
As myths go Chins is a young and a poor country. Egypt and perhaps Mesopotamia were as old as is now the China of literature when recorded China first appear ed upon the world's stage. In legends however. Chios rich. Ia
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