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CONTENTS

PRESIDENT'S REPORT ........................................................................................................................ xii

FRIENDS OF THE RAS (UK) REPORT.................... xxvi

AUDITOR'S REPORT ........................................................................................................................ xxviii

HON. LIBRARIAN'S REPORT ............................................................................................................. xxxv

ARTICLES

Dan Waters - Laughter Across the Great Wall: A Comparison of Chinese and Western Humour ........ 1

Keith Stevens - Images of Sinicised Vedic Deities on Chinese Altars ................................................ 51

Richard J. Garrett - Weapons of the China Wars ............................................................................... 107

Keith Stevens - Naturalist, Author, Artist, Explorer and Editor, and Almost Forgotten President: Arthur de Carle Sowerby, 1885 - 1954, President of the North China Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society, 1935 - 1940 ............ 121

Keith Stevens and Jennifer Welch - Xu, the Taoist Perfected Lord Xu Zhenjun, the Protective Deity of Jiangsi Province........... 137

Gillian Bickley - Plum Puddings and Sharp Boys, "One Touch of Nature Makes the Whole World Kin": An Analysis of the China Coverage in the Illustrated London News, 5 January to 23 September, 1861 ........ 147

Keith Stevens - The Deification of Heroes Following the Struggle by the Vassal State of Chou to Overthrow the Shang Dynasty...... 173

Keith Stevens - Temples Arise from the Ashes of Revolution ........................................................... 187

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CONTENTS PRESIDENT'S REPORT ........................................................................................................................ xii FRIENDS OF THE RAS (UK) REPORT.................... xxvi AUDITOR'S REPORT ........................................................................................................................ xxviii HON. LIBRARIAN'S REPORT ............................................................................................................. xxxv ARTICLES Dan Waters - Laughter Across the Great Wall: A Comparison of Chinese and Western Humour ........ 1 Keith Stevens - Images of Sinicised Vedic Deities on Chinese Altars ................................................ 51 Richard J. Garrett - Weapons of the China Wars ............................................................................... 107 Keith Stevens - Naturalist, Author, Artist, Explorer and Editor, and Almost Forgotten President: Arthur de Carle Sowerby, 1885 - 1954, President of the North China Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society, 1935 - 1940 ............ 121 Keith Stevens and Jennifer Welch - Xu, the Taoist Perfected Lord Xu Zhenjun, the Protective Deity of Jiangsi Province........... 137 Gillian Bickley - Plum Puddings and Sharp Boys, "One Touch of Nature Makes the Whole World Kin": An Analysis of the China Coverage in the Illustrated London News, 5 January to 23 September, 1861 ........ 147 Keith Stevens - The Deification of Heroes Following the Struggle by the Vassal State of Chou to Overthrow the Shang Dynasty...... 173 Keith Stevens - Temples Arise from the Ashes of Revolution ........................................................... 187 vii
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CONTENTS PRESIDENT'S REPORT Page xii FRIENDS OF THE RAS (UK) REPORT.................... xxvi AUDITOR'S REPORT ........................................................................................................................ XXViii HON. LIBRARIAN'S REPORT ARTICLES ................. XXXV Dan Waters - Laughter Across the Great Wall: A Comparison of Chinese and Western Humour 1 Keith Stevens - Images of Sinicised Vedic Deities on Chinese Altars Richard J. Garrett - Weapons of the China Wars 51 ... 107 Keith Stevens - Naturalist, Author, Artist, Explorer and Editor, and Almost Forgotten President: Arthur de Carle Sowerby, 1885 - 1954, President of the North China Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society, 1935 - 1940. 121 Keith Stevens and Jennifer Welch - Xu, the Taoist Perfected Lord Xu Zhenjun, the Protective Deity of Jiangsi Province........... 137 Gillian Bickley - Plum Puddings and Sharp Boys, "One Touch of Nature Makes the Whole World Kin": An Analysis of the China Cover- age in the Illustrated London News, 5 January to 23 September, 1861 147 Keith Stevens - The Deification of Heroes Following the Struggle by the Vassal State of Chou to Overthrow the Shang Dynasty...... 173 Keith Stevens - Temples Arise from the Ashes of Revolution .... ... 187 vii
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CONTENTS

PRESIDENT'S REPORT

Page

xii

FRIENDS OF THE RAS (UK) REPORT.................... xxvi

AUDITOR'S REPORT ........................................................................................................................ XXViii

HON. LIBRARIAN'S REPORT

ARTICLES

................. XXXV

Dan Waters - Laughter Across the Great Wall: A Comparison of Chinese and Western Humour

1

Keith Stevens - Images of Sinicised Vedic Deities on Chinese Altars

Richard J. Garrett - Weapons of the China Wars

51

... 107

Keith Stevens - Naturalist, Author, Artist, Explorer and Editor, and Almost Forgotten President: Arthur de Carle Sowerby, 1885 - 1954, President of the North China Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society, 1935 - 1940.

121

Keith Stevens and Jennifer Welch - Xu, the Taoist Perfected Lord Xu Zhenjun, the Protective Deity of Jiangsi Province........... 137

Gillian Bickley - Plum Puddings and Sharp Boys, "One Touch of Nature Makes the Whole World Kin": An Analysis of the China Cover- age in the Illustrated London News, 5 January to 23 September, 1861

147

Keith Stevens - The Deification of Heroes Following the Struggle by the Vassal State of Chou to Overthrow the Shang Dynasty...... 173

Keith Stevens - Temples Arise from the Ashes of Revolution ....

... 187

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