18 FEBRUARY 1928, Page 20

CHINAMEN [To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.]

San,—About forty years ago Sylvanus Urban in the Gentleman's Magazine drew attention to the misuse of Chinaman for Chinese. In your News of the Week, page 179, the word " Chinamen " occurs, and it seems to me to be as inelegant as to write " Francemen," or " Englandmen."—I am, Sir,