7 JULY 1900, page 20

The Characteristic Fauna Of China.

T HERE is a general impression about Chinese animals, as . about the Chinese people, that they are quaint, in- effectual, and of no particular use except to Chinamen. Whether......

Letters To The Editor.

DIFFICULTIES OF THE FARMER RESERVIST IN SOUTH AFRICA. [To THE EDITOR OP THE "SPECTATOR.1 Sin,—Being a constant reader of your most interesting paper here in my distant home, and......

Miss Mary Kingsley : Another Personal Trait.

[TO THE EDITOR OP THE "SPECTATOR."] had the inestimable privilege of becoming an acquaint- ance—and friend—of Miss Kingsley shortly before she sailed for the Cape. Some time hi......