. Review of reviews and world's work. 4. Subsequently,Great Br tain expressed her willingness to recog-nize the suzerainty of China over Tibet, and hassince dealt in the matter with Peking. Thetreaty now concluded recognizes Chinas suze-rainty, and, among other provisions, directs theopening of Tibetan markets to Indian trade, theconstruction of telegraph lines, and the grantingof certain railway concessions to British sub-jects. The president of the Wai-AVu-Pu, orChinese board of foreign affairs, Mr. Tang-shaoYi, who is a Yale graduate and a diplomat ofability, has interposed in the matter of
. Review of reviews and world's work. 4. Subsequently,Great Br tain expressed her willingness to recog-nize the suzerainty of China over Tibet, and hassince dealt in the matter with Peking. Thetreaty now concluded recognizes Chinas suze-rainty, and, among other provisions, directs theopening of Tibetan markets to Indian trade, theconstruction of telegraph lines, and the grantingof certain railway concessions to British sub-jects. The president of the Wai-AVu-Pu, orChinese board of foreign affairs, Mr. Tang-shaoYi, who is a Yale graduate and a diplomat ofability, has interposed in the matter of the open-ing of Manchurian ports to international com-merce (which Japan expressed herself willing topermit on June 1), on the ground that the resi-dential districts and the regulations governingforeigners have not yet been indicated. The Jap-anese statement was that the ports of Antungand Tatung-Kao had been open from May I, andthat Mukden will be open from the 1st of thepresent month. 664 THE AMERICAN MONTHLY RE^IEU/ OF REI^ Plioto^raph by »S.: Underwood, N. Y. THE AMERICAN ATHLETES WHO WENT TO THE OLYMPIC GAMES AT ATHENS. (In this photograph, which sliows the American athletes who went to Athens, the more noteworthy figures, as events proved,are Lawson Robertson [the second from the left, standing] ; Martin J. Sheridan, who is a member of the Xew Yorkpolice foice [fifth from the left, standing], and William G. Frank [third from tlie right, seated], all of the Irish-Amei-ican Athletic Club, New York ; and Joseph Forshaw [seventh from the left, standing], of the Missouri Athletic Club.) American Now tliat tlio eclio of international Triumphs in , ,• , i » • ^i i ^ the Olympic applause tor the Anienrau athletes,Games. olianipions of the worhi, lias diedaway from the rock-bound hills around Athens,people are asking, Why were they victorious?Why, when the twenty-nine events were con-cluded, on May 2, did the thirty-seven Americansat these Olympic games,
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