Best books on China competition in 1917

The Best Books on China and the Chinese

On June 16, 1917, the Review announced a competition for a list of Best Books on China for the new arrival in China to read. The purpose of the competition was to obtain an authoritative list of books that might serve as a foundation for a library dealing with all phases of Chinese life, art, trade, finance, customs, politics, international relations, and history. Several prizes were offered for the best lists of books and many contriutions were received. The competition was judged by the following persons: The Rev. F. L. Hawks-Pott, President St. John's University of Shanghai; Dr. Wu Ting Fang, former Chinese Minister to America and Premier of China under President Li; and Mr. Julean Arnold, American Commercial Attache, American Legation, Peking.

First Prize, $50, to Prof. W. Reginald Wheeler, Hangchow Christian College, Hangchow;

Second Prize, $30, to Dr. Arthur Smith, of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions, Peking; 

Third Prize, $20, to Mr. Roger D. Wolcott, of Soochow Academy, Soochow, China.

Fourth Prize, a year's subscription to the Review, tot he Rev. C. Deane Little, of the Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Society, Yungchowfu, Hunan Province, China;

Fifth Prize, a subscription to the Review to Mr. S. Y. Cheng, of, No. 84, Pao An Lee, Shanghai

source: Milliard's Review of the Far East, Oct 27, 1917