Part 43 (1/2)

CHINA

=Ball=, James Dyer. Things Chinese; being notes on various subjects connected with China. 3d ed. revised and enlarged.

_London: S. Low, Marston, and co., 1900. (6), 666, xxv, pp. 8^o._

=Bard=, E. Les Chinois chez eux. 2. ed.

_Paris: A. Colin, 1900. (4), 360 pp. Plates. 12^o._

”The author, a merchant in China, describes more especially agriculture, finances, money, and other economic aspects.”

=Barrows=, John Henry. The Christian conquest of Asia. Studies and personal observations of Oriental religions.

_New York: Charles Scribner's sons, 1899. xvii, (1), 258 pp. 12^o.

(Morse lectures of 1898.)_

Chapter VII: Confucianism and the awakening of China.

Chapter VIII: Success of Asiatic missions; America's responsibility to the Orient.

=Beals=, Zephaniah Charles. China and the Boxers. A short history on the Boxer outbreak, with two chapters on the sufferings of the missionaries and a closing one on the outlook.

_New York: M. E. Munson, [1901]. 158 pp. Ill.u.s.trations. Portrait.

12^o._

=Beresford=, _Lord_ Charles. The break-up of China. With an account of its present commerce, currency, waterways, armies, railways, politics, and future prospects.

_New York and London: Harper & brothers, 1899. xxii, 491 pp. Portraits.

Folded maps. 8^o._

=Bishop=, Isabella L. Bird. The Yangtze Valley and beyond. An account of journeys in China, chiefly in the province of Sze Chuan and among the Man-tze of the Soms territory.

_New York: G. P. Putnam's sons, 1900. 2 vols. Portrait. Plates. Map.

8^o._

Reviewed in ”Spectator,” January, 1900, under t.i.tle ”Spheres of influence in China.”

=Boulger=, Demetrius C. The history of China. New and revised edition.

_London: W. Thacker & co., 1898. 2 vols. Portraits. Maps. 8^o._

---- _Same._ A new edition, revised and brought up to date. Containing chapters on the recent concessions to the European powers.