OTHER PUBLICATIONS

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1715, 11 January 1905, Page 14

OTHER PUBLICATIONS

From the publishers we have received a copy of the “Australasian Accountant and Business Mail’s Journal.” It includes an article on “Auditing” by Mr Arthur Clarke. A.C.A., of Wellington, another on “General and Particular Average” by Mr A. T. Blyth, A.I.A. N.Z.. of Dunedin, and one on “Esperanto.” the new language, by Mr R. St. Clair. Auckland. The statistical side of bookkeeping and newspaper accounting, with forms, will appeal to the merchant, retailer, and newspaper manager, as well as tho accountant. “Ar great retail store and its system,” “The Laws of Khammurabi,” “Theoretical Bookkeeping,” a “Ballad about Business,” are amongst its other articles.

Tho “Review of Reviews for Australasia” for December contains many interesting articles. The principal feature this month is the first of a series of articles by Mr W. T. Stead on the Theatre. In his introductory paragraph he says, “In the present preliminary papers an. attempt is made to excuse, perhaps even to justify, or at least to condone, the theory of a conduct of life which kept the writer outside the playhouse, until, after thirty-three years of active jounalistio labour, he has decided to undertake a personal tour of inquiry through all the theatres of London, which will be reported month by month in the ‘Review of Reviews,’ ” The articles are creating a surp? sing amount of discussion in Eingland. Next month Mr Stead will give his impressions of the production of “The Tempest,” the first play seen by him. There are interviews with “the little grey archangel,” as Dr Campbell has been dubbed, Lutoslavski the famous Polisli author, upon the future of Poland; and one with Mr W. T. Stead upon his remarkable novel issued as the “Review of Reviews” annual this year. There is also a review of Mr H. Gyles Turner’s History cf Victoria, and another interesting article discusses the question, “Should the Catholic and Protestant Churches be Re-united ?” There is a short sketch of General Kuroki by his compatriot, Hirato Tatsuo.

The November number of the “Windsox*” has some capital short stories by well-known writers, including “The Mystery of Five Hundred Diamonds,” by Robert Barr; “The Triumph of Sandy,” by Mayne Lindsay ; and “Calypso,” by Justus Miles Forman. Arnold Bennett and Harrison Rhodes contribute fresh instalments of their entertaining serials; Rider Haggard discourses on “The Small Farmer in England “The Art of Lady Alma-Tade-ma” is discussed by Percy C. Standing, with reproductions from some of her most characteristic paintings; while well-illustrated articles on subjects of current interest, pictures, and poems, combine to furnish an excellent collection of interesting matter.

We have received from Messrs George Bell and Sons, London, a copy of the fourth edition of “Man’s Place in the Universe,” by Alfred R. Wallace, described in a sub-tile as “A Study of the Results of scientific Research in Relation to the Unity or Plurality of Worlds.” This edition contains a chapter entitled “An Additional Argument Dependent on the Theory of Evolution,” and has been brought out by the publishers in a very handy edition, at a moderate price, specially intended for India and the colonies. It is strongly bound, the type is large and clear, yet the paper is so light that the weight of the book is trifling, and proportionately pleasant to handle; while a copious index renders reference easy.

The “St. Nicholas” for November opens a very promising serial by L. F. Baum, entitled “Queen Zixi of IX. ; or tb© Story of the Magic Cloakwhile the unique story by G.ensai Mur.u, “Kibun Daizun, or From Shark-boy to Merchant Prince,” is completed in this issue. A charming story in verse of a little Chinese Princess, entitled “The Little Brother of Loo-Lee-Loo.” by Margaret Johnson, cleverlv illustrated ; “Thrift

Rhyme and Picture Pages,” by Lucy Fitch Perkins; a number of capital short stories; poems, pictures, notes on ‘fßooka and Reading,” an instalment of the usual “Nature and Science for Young Folks,” news of the St. Nicholas League, and other attractive features, are to be found in the latest number of this admirable magazine for young folks.

Mr Win, Heinemann (Bedford street, Strand') lias brought out four more volumes of his charming little edition of Shakespeare’s Plays. The books, well and elegantly bound in green cloth and gold, with high-class photogravure plates, are issued at the popular price of Gd each, and will be widely appreciated by lovers of Shakespeare. The volumes before us comprise “Much Ado 'About. Nothing,” and “King Henry V 1.,” Parts 1., 11., and 111.

Messrs Macmillan and Company send us a copy of the November number of the “Century,” containing an interesting article by H. F. Osborn on “The Evolation of the Horse,” copiously illustrated ; short stories by Alice Sedgwick, Elliott Flower, Florida Pier, E. jßoltwood, Bailey Millard, and other W'riters; the conclusion of Jack London’s serial, “The Sea-Wolfa fascinating description of “The Peeresses of Japan in Tableaux.” by Yei Theodora Ozaki, with reproductions from photographs of the twelve tableaux; a suggestion for “A New Occupation,” that of “The Welfare Manager,” by Lillie H. French ; together with a number of pictures, many of them in colours.

A book which is well calculated to delight juvenile readers is Messrs Ward, Lock and Company’s charming “Wonder Book,” a splendid “Picture Annual for Boys and Girls for 1905.” Ic contains a perfect wealth of pictures of all possible descriptions, plain and coloured, full-page, half-page and marginal; pictures of animals; views of places; portraits of children and grown-up people—in fact, an inexhaustible supply illustrating every sort of subject likely to interest the young folks. The letterpress consists of stories, fairy talcs, poems; chatty descriptions of children in other part of +ho world, their ways and customs; accounts of animals, wild and domestic—in a word, there are many happy hours of entertainment for juveniles concealed within the brightlycoloured covers of “The Wonder Book.”