Men of the day no. 869: caricature of chang ta-jen. Caption read "china in london". Accompanying text read: "just 55 years ago the most congenial of chinese diplomats was born in peking. Fortunately for him and the world in general, his parents took a juster and more reasonable view of what education means than is commonly held by sons of han. His adventures in london have been chronicled in a gossipping diary; which he published, unfortunately, in chinese. ". Date: 1903.
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