The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-17
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Burma and Mandalay are likely to remain
poetic for a time in spite OF travellers tales
and official reports. Mr.. II. Fielding Hall,
who held an official position in the land,
gives an interesting account Of it in "A
People at SCHOOL, (Macmillans). 1t is in
two parts. The first describes Burma as
1t was when the author first knew it, up to
1890, with his personal experiences; the
second tells of Burma as it is after fifteen
years Of British possession, with comments.
Mr.. Hall is unhappy because the Burman
Is what he is and would have him different.
He seems to judge from a British utili-
tartan point OF view. According to him.
for one thing, the status Of woman in Burma
is what women in civilized lands are striving
for; she is the equal in every respect and in
some sven the superior Of man. Yet
Mr.. Hall can see no hope for the Burmese
until this is changed and man Is put In
charge.
The battle on the plains Of Abraham is
fought all over again by Mr.. William Wood
in HThe Fight for Canada Qittle, Brown
q CO.. in the light Of new documents
that have appeared inc also OF Capt. Ma
hans theories about sea power. This
edition is called 'deinitive,' and we sus-
pect from the preface that the author
means by that that there is nothing more
to be said on the subject in view OF the
documents. We wish we could believe
that, but as a rule the more documents
come to light the more books are written.
We hope, too, that 1t will not be necessary
to rewrite all history In order to make 1t
explain the sea power theories, The new
documents seem to have worked havoc with
colonial regulations. Wolfe and Mont
calm come out all right, however, and the
fuller account Of the naval doings Is excit-
ing A little less about social relations
and the later rank Of officers might have
been preferable. Mr., Wood tells his story
in an interesting manner and thro VS. new
light on an important episode in history.
The elaborate treatise on Geology by
Professors Thomas c. Chamberlain and Rol-
lin D. Salisbury OF the University of Chicago
Henry Holt & Coz, Is completed by the
publication Of volumes II. and III; with the
subtitle Earth History" Where Lyell
thought a single volume enough, we have
here three large ootavos of over 600 pages
each, an indication Of the advance of science
in one generation. Unusual stress seems
to be laid on the geology Of the United
States for the reason, we assume, that this
Is an American work and that the instances
and examples should be within reach, il
possible, particularly as SO much attention
Is given now to field work in the univer-
sites. Some OF the terms will be new
to old time students. 1t is an up to date and
authoritative compendium Of the science,
like the companion works in the series Of
which it Is a part.
A convenient handbook for sailors in
Eastern waters, "The Yachtsman's Guide
and Nautical Calendar for 1906" comes
to us from the j. X. Waters Company,
Boston. 1t contains a mass OF assorted
information about all sorts Of nautical
matters. tide tables, sailing directions
from New York along shore to PASSPORT,
club signals, sails, knots and so on, and
useful charts of all the important harbors.
A new volume Of sermons by the Rev. DR..
william Reed Huntington of Grace Church
is published under the title "A Good Shep-
herd and Other Sermons by Thomas Whit
There are twenty-four short SER