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development among the Chiness of a taste for reading foreign novels, some interesting statistical information is given as to the The researches of sinologues dating the last number of translations of foreign works of throwing light on the origin of the Chinese during the last few years. In the spring of half-century have not been very successful indiction which have been on sale. at Shanghai novel. Mr. Giles, Professor of Chinese in the 1904 it was computed that there was published it probably came from Coutral Asia, the paradise total of 1,190 volumes. Of these only about University of Cambridge, is of the opinion that ander the auspices of the new literature, a of storytellers, in the wake of the Mongol twenty volumes consisted of works of Action. conquest Tables, anecdotes and even short Lu the conres of the next year oighty.and now stories had already boon familiar to the Chinese books were issued. fifty-seven of which were for meny seniorion, but between these and the works of flotion. These figures bear aloquent novel proper

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notions and uncanny beliefs of the great mass of for this kind of literatura is a significant the people are, perhaps, the most numerous. fast, indicating as it deas su inclination on their Another large division has to do with brigan. part to skardon their time-honoured indifference over one end the same remark will apply ais? medium of works of fiction, with what is happen- dage and lawless aberneters is general. The to foreign ways and manners, and to make novels that deal with love and are vi iry themselves acquainted, through the pleasant. to those which have to do with usurpation and ing in the great world outside their own spacions plotting. The peculiar temperament of the domain. It is quite reasonable to expect that

Liv Chinage people makes them very partial this growing taste for stories and romancog to books the subject matter of which, to translated from foreign languages will incline a large extent, consists of aphorisms and all the Chinese gradually to read with less avidity kiads of moral sayings. Biographical works and interest their own novels, inanmerable in are very numerous; hundreds of them relating quantity, but, with some notable exemptions, the stories of famous women. These volumes, only mediocre in quality. It is a noteworthy speaking, are very small, mire fact that the ever-increasing desire on the part volumes of manuala of devotion extent all over of sensational olaracter imported from the the Empire. Such has been the mental West is not regarded with unqualified approval pabulum of the Chinese people for ages past. by many enlightened Chinese educators. They In the above enum ration no mention has been look npoa this type of literature as a danger made of the standard classical writings or the no small magnitude to the future well being of huge works, consisting in some cases of many the nation.

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an historical novel based up the wars of the literature will ezert, by reason of the absence of Three Kingdoms which fought for surestraining influences found in the West, s premaoy at the boginning of the 3rd contury. still more deleterious effect on the life and Another famous historical novel is the List morals of the people. It is recogɑiz »l, 130, by Kwo Chusa," which, in the preface, exhorts not a few Chinese, thinkers that the impres. the reader to regard it as genuine history and siouable period through which the untion is not as a mere novel. The Shai Ha Chuan, now passing, calls for the exercise of extra- written by Shib Naian in the thirteenth tact and energy to devise meatures to chook. century, is based upon the doings of an his the increasing current of bass literature which torical band of brigands who terrorized a couple is now fast Booding the market Failure to

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Kipling, managing director of the Burma Warmat for the arrest of W. Farnswortli Miter and E'ectrical Company, Phayre Street, Rangoon, was issued on August 21 by the Grue Saith proprietras of the boarding house Western Magistrate on the application of Mrs.. Allandale in Godwin Road.

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Tales, written towards the closs of the Ming MANAGING DIRECTOR ARRESTED. Dynasty. The "Ping Shan Ling Yen" is well-known novel in high-class literary style, whilst the "Liao Chai Chih " (Strange Tales), written nearly 300 years ago, occupied for time at least, hy reason of its literary style, foremost place in the Chiness world of sters En passant it may by noted that the Chinese will real anything if presented in faultlass style. No better pinaramn of Chinese everyday life can be found than that contained in the age nymous work, written probably 30 years ago, called Erh To Mei" (Twice Flowering the same day and the accused, who was granted Trees). Perhaps the two novels host kaown to bail in two sureties of Rapss:50, was ordered Europeans are the Đeo Ch’ín (The Fortunate Union), of which savera mont Mr. Kipling had hon icing at Allandale Chuon to appear. According to Mrs. Smith's state excellent translations bave appeared and, the since the end of May. Oa August 1 a bill famone "Hung Lou Meng (The Dream for Lupaos 278.3 was presented for pynt, of the Red Camber which touches the 9th idem, he sent Mrs. Smith a chepte su highest point of development reashed by the Messrs. A Soult and Company for Chinesa novel. It was written by sa any278. The following morning he want to Mys, mus sathor daring the latter half of the Smith and asked her, as he had had some trouble Avonicouth cantury. We have only spa to

with one of his partners, to hold over the chegua mention one other norel, the "Yu Chias Li," a tale of the tenth century, which has the boarding house up to August 20. On that for a day or two, and onntinued living in ber merit, from a Westera point of view, of being morning she presented the cheque for payment, short, onsisting as it does of only four to and it was dishonoured and a slip. refer to lumes. This, however, is no recommendation drawer given her. She immediately sent a to sa ordinary Chinese, who likes his ass notice to Kip ing through her 1wyers asking long and does not mind ków msay repetitions for an explanation. may occur in them.

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