12 SEPTEMBER 1908, Page 18

A CORRECTION.

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR:9

Stn,—I see that in one of your "News of the Week" para. graphs last week you speak of "Port Arthur and Kwang- tung." Forgive me for pointing out that the last word is surely a mistake for " Kwan-tung,"—which means East of the Barrier. Kwang-tung is the Chinese name for the province of Canton.—I am, Sir, &e.,

FREDERIC H. BALFOUR.

Royal Societies Club, St. ,Tames's Street, S. W.