18 NOVEMBER 1899, Page 12

Among the Celestials. By Captain F. Younghusband. (John Muriay.)—This is

an abridgment of the author's "Hears of a Continent," and describes a journey made about thirteen years ago. It is peculiarly welcome now, for the Chinese and their cousins the Tartars are of special interest. The author, who has watched affairs in the Far East with keen attention and the intelligence of an expert, has something to say about the present crisis in those regions, and about the prospects of the future. "Meet Russian moves with counter-moves, as has been done on the Indian frontier, but do not attempt to bolster up China," is about the substance of his counsel. As a book of adventurous travel Among the Celestials is all that could be wished.