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...Penang. While at Singapore, he will make a side-trip to Java, and then continue his journey to Hong Kong. A side trip to the Philippines will occupy his time before he starts out for Shanghai where he will go up the Yangtse River to Hankow and thence to Pekin and Tientsin. Returning to Shanghai, he will sail for Japan and will arrive there the latter part of April, where he will make a prolonged stay...
From Mr. Charles D. Tenney, Chinese Secretary of the American Legation in Pekin, and lately Lecturer on Chinese History in Harvard University, the Library has received a valuable collection of works in Chinese. These include a long series of treaties and treaty regulations, several dictionaries, and a concordance to Chinese literature. There are in all over 250 volumes or parts...
Charles D. Tenney, A.M., LL.D., Lecturer to the University this year on Chinese History, has been appointed Chinese Secretary to the American Legation at Pekin and will start of China about May 1 to enter on the duties of his office...
...will be followed by Rev. E. G. Tewkesbury '87, who will describe China and the life of its people by the aid of stereopticon views. Rev. Tewkesbury has taught in China for over 14 years, and has held a position as teacher in the North China College, near Pekin...
...Rockhill has served in various diplomatic positions, having been Secretary of the United States Legation at Pekin, Charge d'Affaires in Korea, First Assistant Secretary of State, United States Minister to Greece, Commissioner to China and Plenipotentiary of the United States to the Congress of Pekin in 1901. During his residence in China he made two journeys in Mongolia and Tibet, of which some account will be given in his lecture. After the lecture members of the club and their invited friends will have an opportunity to meet Mr. Rockhill at an informal reception in the Assembly Room...