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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XIII, Issue 20, 6 January 1923, Page 4

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(Own Correspondent.) The secretary of the Public Library reports that the following new books have been added to the catalogue:— “The Country Beyond,” J. O. Cur-, Wood; “Captain Blood,” R. Sabatini; “The Return of Clubfoot,” V. Williams; “Gappy Ricks Retires,” P. B. Kyne; “The Girl Who Defied the World,” J. Hocking; •“Peregrine’s' Progress, ’ ’ J. Farnol; ‘ ‘ The Head of the House of Coomb; F. H. Burnett; “Charles Rex,’ ’E. M. Dell; “The Moon Out of Reach,” M. Pedlar; “Lucretia Lombard,” K. Norris; “The Man from the Wild,” H. Bindloss; “If Winter Comes,” A. M. Hutchinson;' “This Freedom,” A. M. Hutchinson; “Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel,” J3aroness •. Orczy; “Honour of th House,” F. M. White; “The Mucker,” E. R. Burroughs; Huntingtower,” I J. Buchan; “The Magnificent Mr Banks,” J. Lincoln; “The Man in the Twilit, ’ ’ It. Caluum; ‘ ‘ Sister Sue, ” E. H. Porter; “Hell’s Hatches,” L. R. Freeman; “The Mother of All Living,” R. Keable; “No Friend Like a Sister,” R. N. Carey. The Christmas season is now over and a large number of the townspeople are away on their holidays. The beach at t Kairakeiu is a greater attraction than last year, visitors being there from all parts of the district. The trades people report very good Christmas business, and. it is hoped that the slump is now definitely over. During the holidays the high wind blew down an old willow tree in Mr Ward’s paddock, part of it falling across the line, and temporarily blocking the morning express. The maintenance gang quickly cleared the line and the express was only delayed a short while.