NEW PUBLICATIONS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 3109, 30 December 1921, Page 7

NEW PUBLICATIONS.

A correct understanding ol (he Lnglish 1; 1 1 ;i- always been regarded as a , u| , (>at iiusiiicss and social asset, and especially nowadays a working knowledge of our mot her longue is'recognised as of paramount importance. Any puliiicalion, tbetelore, wltteb can l>c said lo assist the student in a complete appreciation of die many points winch when mastered can piOtlnce a linen) and forcible speaker, is of .meat i value. Snell a book, we venture to assert, 1., a voluuie “Lloeitlion and Public Speak- , jijK," by Mr John Kigg. wbieb lias been forwarded to us by the .publishers, Messrs Andrews, ‘buy and Co., Lid., ol Christclmrcii. ’ liy ' easy stages and in logical sei|Uenee, the lessons are arranged, first wnb a view to obtaining correct breath and voice emu ml and the use of inflection, pitch, tone and modulation. Numerous (■samples of classic orations aiul poems are scattered throughout, the book', and when these and the bints to speakers are mastered. the reader will certainly be in a tail' wav to become an impressive and persuasive sneaker and debater. , , ' I'Vom far a wav fragile, the capital ol me new republic ofV/.eeho-Slovakm. comes,the prospect ns of a- monthly magazine, printed 1., Knglish. of “The Wayfarer in fragile,’ to be devoted io the propagation of economic and cultural relations between Ih,> republic and Lnglish speaking peoples. ]b 1 maeazine is edited by LieutenantColonel lb (I ran vfile Laker. 1fN.0.. I'.ILIi.S., and the progratmne ol the piniti-,-a t ion will include reviews of pojilieal and s( i"jal events, economic and religions ([uesijoin, literature, art, tourist tesnrls anil sport, music, drama am! history, in so tar as they are considered ol interest to i'.ngbsb- > pea king readers. The wonderful resources of this country should make any subscriber io ibis magazine richer in knowledge.