. Review of reviews and world's work. f supplied tlaem. As Nicholssays in his book Through Hidden Shensi, he is regarded by all foreigners in China as ahero and as the noblest living Manchu. Andyet. at the banquet given in New York by themissionaiy Ijoards, when lauded for this act ofheroism he replied, with characteristic modesty,that he had simply done his every-day had protected the property and the lives ofthe people in his charge ; he had tried to makeno distinction between persons on account ofreligion, race, or class, whether missionaries, la-borers, merchants, or scholars. All
. Review of reviews and world's work. f supplied tlaem. As Nicholssays in his book Through Hidden Shensi, he is regarded by all foreigners in China as ahero and as the noblest living Manchu. Andyet. at the banquet given in New York by themissionaiy Ijoards, when lauded for this act ofheroism he replied, with characteristic modesty,that he had simply done his every-day had protected the property and the lives ofthe people in his charge ; he had tried to makeno distinction between persons on account ofreligion, race, or class, whether missionaries, la-borers, merchants, or scholars. All were underhis protection. Of even greater significance, as showing hisbroad-mindedness and that of his colleague,was the fi-ank statement that the missionariesin China had done much good by their estab-lishment of schools and hospitals and theirthoughtful care of the poor and suffering. Al-though he is not a Cliristian, and doubtless pre-fers the religion of his people to Christianity,he still had the courage, as well as the liberal-. Coi>yriv;ht. 1906. b} the National Press Assnciatirm. \\aslnn^-inn. MEMBERS OF THE IMPERIAL CHINESE SPECIAL MISSION. Prof. Jeremiah W. Jenks. Sir Chentung I^ians-Cheng-, Chinese Minister to U. Excellency Tai Hung-chi, Imperial High Commissioner. His Excellency Tuan Fang, Imperial IliLjh Commissioner. minded spirit, to ascribe to tlio missionaries andtheir teachings no small part in the presentmovement toward progress in China. Tt is by similar frank appreciation of the goodseen in our people and our institutions that thecommissioners have won for themselves, notmerely the high esteem, but also the cordialsympathy, of all Americans with whom theyhave conie in contact. Yet they have not inany way overlooked the fact that there is and hasbeen, at times, lack of harmony between the twocountries. The viceroy spoke at the missionarybanquet of the fact that at times foreign mis-sionaries had interfered with the action of the Chinese courts. He c
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