2 OCTOBER 1897, Page 25

Chin-Chin-Wa. By Charles Hannan. (A. Constable and Co.)— There are

six short stories and two " Indian Sketches " in this volume. The most effective of all by a long way is the tale from which the book gets its title. It furnishes a companion moral to one which has been lately enforced by more than one writer of fiction,—an Englishwoman should not marry a Chinese. An Englishman should not, says Mr. Hannan, seek to become a Chinese citizen. The picture of the results is painted in the sombre hues. Another Chinese sketch, "Ki-Fu," shows also some power; and "The Duck-Trick : a Tale of Indian Jugglery," is curious.