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"BOOKS ON CHINA"

PROF. MIDDLETON SMITH'S ADDRESS TO THE ENGLISH ASSOCIATION.

VALUABLE GUIDE TO A FASCINATING

SUBJECT.

The following address, entitled "Books on China!” was given to the Hong Kong Branch of the Buglish Seaociation at yester- day's meeting at the Helena May Fantitate by Professor C. 4. Middleton Smith, M. Sc.

Entertainment: Two Act Comedy and Skotches, St. Andrew's Church

China is, to-day, under the published about forty years ago Hall, Kowloon, 9.15 p.m.

Hong Kong Cricket Club Tennis sentuhlight of publicity. For cen and still up-to-date; "China under sealed. the Empress Dowager," by Back. Tournament: -Open Doubles Chamturies the country was pionship (Semi-final): S., A. and H. Even now the part that the Chin house and Bland; and "The Good D. Rumjalin v. M. W. and M. Es have played in the history of Earth" a novel by Pearl Buck, Lo or Y. V. Segalen and P. R. 8. the world has not been appreciated And I really must add "The Wallet

by Europeans...... Walsham, stand court,, 430 p.m.

of Kai Lang" by Ernest Bramah. Movements that have taken place It stands in a class of itself, be- Hockey Hong Kong Hockey

in this conhtry have affected other causo of its delightful humour. Marine

peoples. Great men figure in the As its title suggests Chiveso ground, 5.15 p.m.

nation's authentic history of forty Characteristics deals, more or less, Central Theatre: ""Send."

the Queen's Theatre "The Secret centuries. "Owing to

old with the paychology and social life policy of seclusion the intel- of the Chinese. It is an excellent Six."

lectual Toaders have never received book, and, in my judgement comer Theatre: "Bunshing

the world'' homage due to them;drat in order of merit, bacause it is World Theatre: The Horcino "but as we learn more of their of great practical value to new works the question of nationality is comers. "China under the Empress (Chinese film).

lost sight of in the consciousness Dowager" is an historical account Star Theatro Way For A Sailor."

that men of genius belong to all concerned with perhaps the most Tea Dazues at King's Restaurant humanity. Kublai Khan and Men" remarkabis woman of whom we and Hong Kong Hotel Dinner cius are names worthy of a place have, an authentie record. I have Dances at Hong Kong Hotel, Penir- sula Hotel and King's Restaurant besides Julius Caesar and Lather.

mentioned "The Good Earth ast Bulky histories of the Chincso the novel about China to be recom have been published but the average mended above all others because it European is ignorant of the causes is the story which pleased me most. that havo sustained the most pumer. It was America's best seller for ous and the most long-lived nation 1991 an earth. If we would learn wo must read what others have written. And of book-making on China there is no end. But there is the old, old difficulty of selection.

Most of the writing on China is by people who know the country, although sometimes I think there are novelists who resemble one of Hong Kong Cricket Club Tennis Dicken's characters.. In order to" Tournament: Open Doubles Cham write about Chinese Metaphysics, China has been closely associated The history of the British in pionship (semi-final): E. C. Fin he took down an encyclopaedia, with trade. During the intercourse cher and L. Goldman, Ho Ka Laurend up China under C. Metaphy of the two peoples we find these sub- and Yew Man Kit, Stand Court,sics under M. and combined the injects of history and trade so inter- 4.30 p.m.

formation. It is an obvious quali-woven that we must consider them Shooting: H.K. Small Armfication that a writer should have (H.K. Aron) Meeting, Stonecutters resided in the country. But resi

both together. Island.

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THURSDAY,

(April 7.)

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King's Theatre: The Santa Fe and so Trial.'

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IN OLD CANTON.

"Chinese Characteristics" comes: first on my list, but I confess that I have found books dealing with the history of this part of the world during the list 150 years. more entertaining than those Chinese psychology, and social cus toms. So I shall deal with them first.

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The most interesting periods, to my mind, are these. First of all the early efforts of merchant adven- turers before the XIXth century.

Queen's Theatre.; "Behind Office

If you really want to learn same- Doors."

Central Theatre: "Sin Taken Athing about a subject you should try to lecture or write about it, Holiday."

made the attempt, years.

Everyone knows of Maren Polo's ago, to put down my impressions travels. "Anson's voyage round рарег. It was the World?' (1744) gives perhaps about China on much more difficult than I had an- the earliest glimpses of the life of ticipated. But it sent me, again European traders in Canton. Re- and again, to the bookshelves that cently, another book entitled "Eu- rope in China" by G. F. Hudson contained the wisdom of others..

has appeared. It has been praised in the Spectator. It is a survey of foreign relations from the earlies

Then there is the. (Continued on Page 2).

Toa Dances at King's Restaurant and Hong Kong Hotel; Dinner Dances at Peninsula Hotal, Hong Kong Hotel and King's Restaurant European Mail-Inward: Europe Siberia (Alter).

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