WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 1901.
REVIEW.
HISTORY OF CHINESE LITERATURE. By H. A. Giles, M.A., LI.D., Profosser, of Chiness in the University of Cants bridge and late H. B. M. Consul at Lon- Ningpo 8tu., ., 448. don Heinemann. 1991.
We have horo a goodly volume, the latest jusas (No. 10) of Short Histories of the Literatures of the World, edited by Edmund Gosse, LLD.
and the political, literary, and social atmon phere in which these lived and moved and had their being. In fact, the holo plane of literary activity in this Land of Books and Authors and the Glorifiontion of Tot tors is presented, to our mental vision from the curliest daw of history to the presen
And Concisa- day with safficient perspicuity ness to render be copines anthology through which it is interspersed of greater interest than it would otherwise be, while at the same time this historic portion is of great the by value in itself, it is illuminated numerons extract with which it is profusely filtrated:
Mary interesting abservations are to he Taka found scattered through the book. which we can only erorily refer to, the for example the one subject of novels, moral ay be said to have como inte What existence under the Monged rule. would our seninent English novelists any of The stalcinonta like the following? novelist is manked as a mere parate of not novels*** literature included by the Chinese in the domain of pure literature, novela and stories are not classed as liter ure, and the suis bavo no desire to attach their names to such works.
Not the least interesting pressage in the book are to be found in the chapteradenling with the poetic branch of Chinese literaturo. A modern Chiarse critic thus epitomiser potry as developed in this Flowery Land uf Footry
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The book in unique of its kind, the Inte Dr.Wylio's valuable work packing more of the natury of 'n catalogue of native works, interspersed with notes on the books and their authors, while Mallouder's humbler and Cordier's more extensive catalogues or dictionarice of Chinese books ara bibliogra phic in their sens. And us. De Gila romarks in his Preface, a succinct history of the whole subject has to beon attempt ed by the Chinew themselves, notwith standing their critiques and appreciation We hail, therefore, of inalis ideal trapl with pleasure the appearance of this book, and trust that i will act as an incentive to Bodents of Chinese to explore the intenze range of literature which lies before thot and we hope that it will give an idea to time who know nothing of Chinese letters of what the word literators resis China,
Naturally enough any vast subject on Poetry came into being with the Odes, nocted with Chinese life reveals itself beste veloped with the La Rao, burst forth and looked at from the stand-point of the hia-reached perfection under the Tangs. Some torie opoobs of this empire, be the subject and work was indeed done under the art, Buddhism, porcelain or literature Wolan and Wei dynasties the writers of uscles speak abat English literature these days seemed to have material in before the Norman Conquest, of the Eliza balance but lungunge indequate to its bethan period, then of it from the death expression:" of Blianbeth to the Restoration, of the literature of Queen Anne, and its Georgian em, and of the Victorian paried. If this is the case with what we have long been no- customed to call the Queen's English, even here is It fitting to treat of the Emporer's Chinese under the Feudal Period, the Han, the Minor Dynastice, the Tang, the Sung, the Mongol, the Ming, and the Manchy for, like our Great Alfred, or in a small degree our pedantic Jarace the First, if any well be said of Chincee helles lettres Kings have been thy nursing fathers." From the Faadaf times. 000 B 0., till the prosent-2,500 years! For all this long period books have poured from the press In this ancient Empire of Books and Lite rati-poured from the press ever since there was a printing-press to multiply them (A.D. 940), and, before that, lah Hosaly copied by loving hands, albeit they wore those of the Yellow man, Just as in our Western worlds of lettore in the early days of literary efforts the modern press and publishers bad their prototypes in soribes, monks and opgists.
Taking alone the Tang period, the Completo Collection of its pestry cen- tains, 48.900 pocas, arranged in 900 moke and filing thirty good-sized volumns.' Professor Giles describes the Chinese poem as at bost's hard tist tn crack,' where, as he rightly describes it, the connection hetwena the uniulcational words, and the phraseal senteness wanting in grammati cat indication of any kind requires this connection between them to be inferred frors the logic, the context, and the syn- tactical arrangement of the works.
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refer to the Gino entting which our author's learned and artistic skill, has framed them in, thus enhancing their worth to the out- sido barbarion, many of whom we trust wit make their first acquaintance with Chines literatura through the medium of this book.
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This, as regards the reader, who has taĮ use his powers of brain and mind, often to the full, halore his emotional nature finds his sppreciation of its expression in the spirit, fire, and gonias of the ricere, emotion expressed in words,' for such is à Chiness definition of poetry. wonder that the Chinese aleo tay, Poetry knows na law. However, notwithstanding thre this, the poot himself must on other hand also find the limitations press somewhat heavily on hinreven, as, besides the rhyme, he must only use the Traly indeed do his followers, any right-toned words in the right placed for Confucius, Confucica, How great was Confucius; for not only was he the founder of a system of political ethics which governed the lives and ruled the Government of his fellow.deutrymon for millenniams, but he may be looked upon as the founder of Chinese literature. Gather ing together the fragments of formet g writers, that nothing of value should be A long poom does not appeal to the loat, he left as a legacy the ancient BrakChinese mind. Thoro is no zich thing as of History which takes us up to the time of Yao and Shun, B.C. 2367 to 2205 China's golden nge.
vast
them. The rhymes again are often not the rhymes of the present day, se since the proper rhymes were fixed 1,500 years ago the worls in many cases have changes their pronunciation.
The following, "in
addition to the above, will give some idea to the English reader of what Chinese peotry
an epic in the language, though, of course, there are many pieces excoming
nevoral
huntest lines. Brevity is indeed tho woul Professor Giles loads us through tho of a Chinese pen, which is valued net so
ales much for what it says as for what it sug work of Chinese ger
painting, in poetry- sical Authors historian, miscellaneous gosts. As writem, religkom enthusiast, mystics, suggestion is the cd and aim of the Artist, lexicographists, cyclopodists, medical whe in cach case wing be styled an impres περντίν pools, dramatists, novelists, sionist. The ident length is twelve lines, journalists, wits and huregrists showing and this is the limit set fogandidaten at the us speciñions of their labours, calling bere great public examinations at the present and there from the gems of orient book day, the Chinese holding that if post can lore. It is needless to say he is well quali not say within such gut what he has fed for this task. Many translations in to say it, may very well be left unsaid. Thro --past years have appeared from his pen, not eight-line poem is also a favourite, and Go, ualy in the pages of reviews and magazines hat for ita extreme dificulty, is the four- "stop shurt," so called but in relames, such is 'Stories from Aline epigram, or “ Chinees Studio, Historie Clin, and because of its abruptness, though, as the last, but by no means Icast, Gems from tritics explain, it is only the words which semo train of Chinese Literaturs and Chinese Poetry stop, the sense goes in English Verse. Many of the transla thought having been suggested to the tious embodied in the present work have reader. The latter form of rerse was in Wherefore received the stamp of approval se so far back as the Elan dynasty, but from a reading publis, and will he reeguis only renched perfection under the Tangs. ed and welooned in their new setting The Altough amsisting of only twenty
Recording to tho Author's bright style, his happy renderings, twenty-eight words,
it is just long his felicitous phrases, all ominently qualify measure employed, him to press the treasuresof the literature enough for the poet to introduce, to of the Far East to the appreciative admin deraion, to embellish and to conclude
tion of the unily unresponsive. Western reader.
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his theme in accordance with certain estab lished lawa of composition. The thin line is considered the most troublesome to pro- duce, some parts even writing it.first; the Jast line should contain a surprise, or The following is an early specimen, by an anonymous writer, of the four-tine poem
The bright moon shining over-bead,
The stream beneath the breese's touch, Ara pure and perfect joys indeed,
But few are they she think them
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If the Chinese would only take to heart not the best medium in which to transmit the thoughts of the Chinese man of letters the satiro of some of their famous writers to the English general render, as the struc-low rosy abosca, superstitions, and beur ture is so different from what he has buendities would be put to rights or given up, accustomed to, and much is left expres- See for example, Li Tsung-yuan on sed in the terse Chinese which would Catching Snakes, f. 194), the fiery dia be fully stated in our moro xiffuse style, fribe by Han Yu against the Emperor's Besides, the Chinese writer believes in public recaption of a relic of Buddha, exerciting occasionally the brains, or, as bepp. 200-205), and the account of a visit to balieres it, the belly of his readers for the the Country of Gentlrun in which the stomach is the seat of the intellect in Chins, suporstition of feng shui is held up to ridi and one d every now and then startled in cule and the monstrosity of the golden every day life by the to usgrotesque Tilias, produced by bandaging the feet of girls, and women is laveighed against statement, I thought in my stomach,"
The author's style is neither the one nor (p. 342).
We remember two Chinese sinologues the other of the two described above, Sweeping himself in the souse of the original, who found great dificulty in walking. he Anglicizes', eschewing uncouth restraight on through the streets of Can- durings to twist the Chinese into another to as at every turn their attention language, is has been so often done in the wes distracted by the numerous advertise. pet, wringing all beauty and sense unt of monte, posters, placards, announcesnerts, it, leaving a jejune, lifeless semblance to proclamations, and notifications of cousut THE the original, out of which all grace, fresh-or another en freely steck upon the walls ness, and vigour has gone those turi presund sirects of a Chinese city. De Giles Jare, as a resultant, a dead insipid style thus notice this interesting phase of the
Chmaman's life :---- which our language erics nat against, and ot which one commonsense revolts. We have
From tidie immemorial wadi-literature
not here in these translations of the author has bona festuro in the life of a Chinese- a Chinese tricked out in Weutunguh, city eurpassing in extent and variety that looking forviga sad ill at ease; but the of any other nation
Generally
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FROM MIDDLESBRO',
ANTWERP,
LONDON,-PORT SAID, COLOMBO
AND SINGAPORE.
"Per Kashing, From Tiantsin, Moser Mo- Kirdy
and
Forguson.
Purales, from Srigon, 100 Chinese, For Taksay, from Bangkuk, 67 Chinese, Ter Faching, fron Coast Ports, Capt. Farrow, Mon. Blanchit, Mrs Graingor, and
203 Chinesu.
Deranten
--
Por Fuening, for Manila, Mr F. New-
Ban.
Per Empresa of India, from Hongkong :" for Shanghai, Dr D. Parr, MeяATA 1.0. Block, W. Courtenay, A S. D. Cousland, I Thornburrow, Wm. White, J. M. Donaldson, O. de L. Williams, John Wil- son, W. J. Gressan, W. J. Creighton, Arou Lam, Carl Detrich, Gea. Bass, R. E. Kally, Forg A Wei, Mr and Mrs Geo. E. Bur 905HE Company's Steamship Shimano Boyne and child, Rev. and Mrs Jas. Hara Mar having anised from the sad children, Mrs Gorden Andrews, Mr ahowa Ports, Consignees of Cargo are hereby and Mrs J. S. Hagan, Miss Fauny Menin, informed that their Goods are being landed Mrs Cooper, Hou. and Mrs J. H. Stewart
Inckhart, and Mis C. Gove; for Naga and placed at their risk in the HONGKONG AND baki, Mr A. Taylor; for Koue Mrs Hooper, KORLOON WHARP AND GODOWN COMPANY'S
FROM 1ST MAY NEXT. TO 3, LYEEMOON VILLAS. Kow. WON, FIVE-ROOMED HOE with
Tassis GROUND,
Apply to
F. X D'ALMADA E CASTRO, Co Mesure. WILKINSON & GRIST,
Solicitors.
901
Hongkong, April 24, 1901. NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. THE WANCHAI WAREHOUSE AND STORAGE COMPANY, LIMITED.
TOTICE is hereby given that an
NOTURNAR GENERAL MEETING of the above Company will bo held at the Office of the Undersigned, No. fi. Queen's Road Central, Hongkong, on clock in the AFTERNOON, for the purpose 2011 April, 1801, at 2.45 p.m., at No. THURSDAY, the 2nd May, 1901, no. 3 No Fire Insurance has been effected, 3, ORBISEY TERRACK' Kevin, —
of electing a Consulting Committen.
MEYER & Co.
General Managers. and any Goods remaining in the Godowns after the 25th inst, will he subject to rent. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
Hongkong, April 24, 1901. SANDER, WIELER & CO., Agrita
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, Hongkong, April 18, 1001.
LIMITED.
A QUANTITY OF HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE.
-(Particulars from Catalogtie).
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Anel
857
1 JAPANESE RICKSHA.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY'S STEAMER SOCOTRA.
FROM ANTWERP, LONDON, PORT SAID, SUEZ, BOMBAY, AND STRAITS.
TS-Cash on delivery.
904
Goods are landed.
Optional Goods will be carried on unless, instructions are given to the contrary ba for 4 pm. To-DAY, the 23rd Inst.
Goods not aleared by the 30th Just will be subject to rent.
No Fire Insurance will be effected. All Ship-damagod Packages must be left inthe Godowns, and Notice of same sent to this Office before the 3rd Frux Claims in connection therewith will not be recognized.
NIPPON TUSEN KAISHA. Hongkong, April 23, 1901.
SHIPPING.
855
GODOWNS at Kowloon, where each enneign. Mr and Mrs H. L. Dennys, Major and Mta tent will be sorted out mark by mark and S. E Clark and child, Mesera (L. Bailey, delivery can ho altained as soon as the CD. Wilkinson, and Cxpt. Toughene
for Yokohama, Messrs . von Solden, Emil Tainkaus T. F. Ruha, J. Blake Mia W. Stewart Smith, Miss Hartigan, Mes C.- W. Koester. Mr and Mrs G. J. B. Sayer, Mr and Mrs Chement Palmer, Lieuts D.. Hitebias, II. A. Lewis, R.A., G. B. Thornhill, R. Peiniger, and Capt. Warren, R-A, for San Francissa, MT A. Nelson and child, Capt. Marry Lieut. 4. M. Beecher. Moss Carl Morecrafty J. D. Beecher, C. Loring, F. E. Harvey, P. M. Newhall, J. P. Murton, U.S.N., J. W. Powers, B. Burhash, F. C. Raby, H. 1 P P. Roach, aid Mrs Longstreet, Hughes. Dr Wageener, and Mr H. C. Gearing for Vancouver, Memes Hing Kee and Cheong Sara Kong; for Winnipeg, Mr. A. Halling, and Mrs Griffin and bree child. res; for St. Paul, Mr L. J. Lambert; for Petrolia, Ont. Mr and Mrs J. T. Black- well and shile; for Windsor, Ont., Mr and Mrs J. Finkelstein; for New York, Messrs J. S. McDufy, G.- Trynnn, and 11. A. Pulen for Baltimore, Mr W. Aunms; for Washington, Mr Su Yu tebiu Kimhow; for London, Mesars J. M. Cann, W. J. Cann H. Tunstall, Moore, Lexnard Parkinson, M. Little, A. Erayor, A. Michio, H. E. V Crawford, S. Bridge, and A. Mackilop, Miss Macklop. De and Mrs McClosky, Capt. Lemoine, L-Col. D. P. Macdonald, Miss M. P. Bennett, Mise Bell, Misa Brodie and reald, bir and Mrs H. A. Felton Smith, Mrand Mrs Clas. Birks, Camide. C. W. M. Plenderlenth, Mr and Ms J. Bromhéad Matthews, and Dr and Mes Parkinson. From Shanghai: for London, Dr H. R. MacAulay. From Yokohama: for London)
ARRIVALS. April 23. Rajaburi, German steamer, 1.189, Ad. Ahlbom. Bangkok April 17, Rico and Tak-BUTTERFIELD & SWILE.
Ou View from SATURDAY, the 27th April.FOR SWATOW, AMOY & TAMSUI, 22, General,-BUTTERFIELD & SWING.
1
GEO. P. LAMMERT,
Auctioneer.
Houghorg, Apil 23, 2001.
897
B
"BEN' LINE OF STEAMERS:
NOTICE TO CONSIGNELS
STEAMSHIP BENVORLICH, FROM LONDON, AND STRAITS. YONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby in- formed that all Gooda luvve been landed at their vlak into the Godowns of the GODOWN CO., LTD., whenes and or from the Wharves nelivery may be obtaiuri.
a touch of genius by a species of pre-pretty sich the samo ground as an ordin-ONSIGNEES of Cargo by the above- by the term of mental wheel My English newspaper, from the 'aghy named Vestel are hereby informed placed at their risk in the HONGKONG AND of transmigration of the spirit of literaturo, colamo downwards. For mixed up with that their Goods are being landed and transferred into the holy of a European, notices of list property, consisting Bo- ayle, hed with well-fitting language and times of human beings, and advertisements OWLOON WHARF AND GODOWN COMPANY'S
passant, we may fall kinds of articles of trade, such as Godownu at Kowlcon, wheru nach consign: HONGKONG AND KOWLOOK WHARF AND "graće od manner. "
remark that wo highly prize Dr Giles one would osturally look for in the band sent will be sorted out Mark by Mack, and
Goods are landod. gnum opis, his action try for this very bill literature of any city, there are to delivery can be obtained se soos ng the characteristic feature of his-the rendering be found shtuneinsire of new and shart- of Chinese plica us and terius Gooodling renalise for various diseasen or of Idiomatio English, which are pleasure to mistible pills for the cure of depraved
If ricet not, however, on supposed from what we have said that, the whole volume Corlate of aulections from Chiness authors, so is the case in Goms from Chinese Ide terature. This book is a History of Chi
Optional Goods will he landed here un-
less instructions are given to the contrary soplum siankers, long lats of the subscribers before 3 p.m. Today, the 19th Inst.
Goods not cleared by the 25th lost., at ming festival or to the pious torstion Blu local folu, dormons, will be subject to rent
Na Fire Insurance will be effected by a feinste infanticide and Camming.
whatever. au approaching millen in any case
All Damaged Packages must be left in ok which readily, lends itself the Godowns, and a certificate of the dam- This is lic imgplatsen to give uptout extracts from within ten days after the vessel's arrival Early Chillose Aviation by fax touches, and leading off from this, sufficient its ages tooning with es much interesting here after which no Clairs will be re explanation is given of the perioda under hätter. Ifikimine to further allude cognized...
No Clans will be admitted after the
remaining undelivered after the 29th Inst. Goods have left the Godewus, and all foods will be subject to rent.
All Claims against the steamer must be presented to the Undersigned mor before helfth prox, or they will not be recognized
All Broken, Chafer, and Damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowne, where they
THE Company's Steamship
THE HAICHING,
Captain Hats, will be despatched for the above Ports on FRIDAY, the 28th Inst., at Daylight.
900
For Freight or Pausage, apply to
DOUGLAS LATHAIK & Co.,
General Managers. Hongkong, April 24, 1901. AUSTRIAN LLOYD'S STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY.
STEAM FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG, RANGOON, COLOMBO, ADEN, SUEZ, PORT SAID, FIUME & TRIESTE. Taking Cargo at through Bates to the
Baazis, to SOUTH APR, Red Sea, BLACK SEA, LEVANT, VENICE and ADRIA-
Pours).
GISELA, Company's Steamship.
Deuteros, German str., 1,001. Frahm, Sourabaya April 13, Sugar.-SIEMESEN & Co.
Keong-toni, Gertaan steamer, 1,115, A. von Riegen, Bangkat April 14, and Swatow Victorine, Swedish str. 980, Hellborg, Bangkok April 17. Rice.-YVEN FAX Hova. Zakro, American despatch-vessel, B, L. A. Cotton, Manila April 20.
April 21.
Hsich Ho, German str; from Canton. Wong, British str., from Canton. Yarata Marn, Japanese str., 2,367. A.Lady Haward of Glossop. Mrs and Miss E. Moses, Yokobania and Nagasaki April Rankin Wilen, Miss Smee, Miss E Bel- 20, at 4 p.., General.-NIPPON Yorslin, Miss Bellin, Mr and Mrs W. F. Groen- wood, H. H. Prince Ibrahim Hasson and
KAISHA.
Kashing, British str., 1,158, R. Sandor-valet, Mr W. Makepeace, Dr Kirk, and Me
R. H. Butler. From Yokohama: for King son, Tientsin April 18, Ground-nuts.—ston, Mr H H. Horsey, From Hong- BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE.
kong for Paris, Monsiour Dereson,
Tui Lee, German str., 898, T. Calonder, Saigon April 21, RicoMEYER & Co.
Takrong, British steamer, 977, Baker, Bangkok April 16, Rico. - JARDONE,
MATHESON & Co.
Halong, British str., 783, H. Bathurst, Haiphong and Pakhoi apr 22, Goners. DOCOLAS STEAMSHIP CO.
P.
Hikuran Murti, Japanese steamior, 3,302, Hallstrom, Kutchinatzu April 19, Coul.
nese Literature, and it does not belia do quistiot, aut 10 28 hard to rewia the age obtained, from the Godown Cumpsny will be amunined on the 29th Inst., at 1 above or WEDNESDAY, the 16th May,MESUT BUSSAN KHA
title. A graphic picture is presenced
noretur, tupir to the numerous dutation and review, Ra rogands their robna
with repetie and prose, scattered in prodigal proce witlogs, be they give ference to their author, poets, and weleen, don throughout the back of te further
Sisperantendent
Bongbong, April 19, 1901. -
No Fire Insurance will be effected.
Bile of Lading will be countersigned by
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co
- Agente Hongkong, April 28, 19017
Ospean Mosca, will he despatched as in the Afternoon.
For information as to Passage and Freight, spply to
SANDER, WIELER & Co., Agents Hoekeng, April 21, 1801
· SHIPPING REPORTS: The British stemmer Insting reports Fresh N. breese. to Eobhara from thence light breeze and frequent fog.
The British steamer Takang reports: Mederate S. W. woon, Eno clear wea ther.
Frosh Wy winds, with rain and dense fog. The British steamer Taiching reports; Michael Jeben, Genaan steamer, 710, T.moy to Swatow, fresh S. W, wind, mo Jessen, Haiphong April 20, and Holbow derate ses and dense fog. Swalow to pert, 23, General-JEREN & O
Hacking, British str., 1,287, T. P. Hall, Fuochow, via Amay and Syaton April 23, 008 GeneralDQUULAS LIMIT Co.
moderate Si W, wind anul sex, une cloudy. Wither. In Away French er-1 Franti Japanese cruisefa Siena and Idzumi, sus, Perla and inca lesu in Svaka Lokmang, Liestbing, Fooching and spartung
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