PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 11197, 20 August 1898, Page 3

PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED.

"The "Windsor Magazine" (Ward, Lock,! and Co., London; Joseph. Braithwaite, Dunedin).—The July number opens with a story by Conan Doyle; entitled " The King of. Foxes," and is followed by a paper on "Don ;. Carlos," the pretender to the Spanish throne. Guy Bqothby's exciting novel, "Pharos, the Egyptian,". is continued." This latest character possesses apparently more, wonderful powers than Dr Nikola:. Mr Wilberforce has something to say: about lawn tennis, its de-." Yolopment and latter' day champions, lhe adventures of, 'Jennie Baxter, journalist, become more aud more interesting, and after so much exciting reading the reader will scan with a sense of restfulness the paper on " Haslemere as a Literary Centre." Lieutenant Johansen's " With ,Nansen in the North" is continued. '-From Hampton Court to London" and " A Peep at Albany, West Australia" are interesting. Poetry is not neglected, while the illustrations are numerous and good. . "The Century. Magazine' (The Century Company, New York; Macmillan and Co., London).—As a combination of art,_ travel, ■fiction, poetry. and general reading the Oenturv occupies a deservedly-high.position, and the"'July number will assist in maintaining the reputation gained. In matters artistic we have a continuation of 'the series of papers : on " Cole's Old English Masters, with an-; engraving of Eomne y ;s portrait^ of Lady , Derby, an article on " Modern Dutch Painters," ; another on " Wilhelm 11 as an .ArtPatron," and still another on "An Artistic : Treasure from Spain." "In Amo-land is an accoimt of ;a curious tribe of people in Northern Japan, while another _ paper • on travel is entitled " Holy Week in Seville. ■ In "Heroes of Peace "will be found some of the brave deeds of fisher folk.1 Interesting accounts are given by officers on board the respective vessels of, the cruises of the Oonfederate commerce destroyers Tallahasse and Florida. The departments are full and interesting, and the. short stories "By Order of the' Admiral" and "Purple-eyes•■■', are-enter-taining.' " Ten Years ,'of Kaiser Wilhelm givesan insight into the character of the' present German Emperor, which-will, come as a surprise to the general reader who is apt to ■ derive erroneous impressions from the press comments on some of the Kaiser s remarkable ■utterances; \ The author concludes by stating, that the, Emperor is about the only gowned head who could earnlus own living—either as a ship designer, a newspaper editor, or a military man. ' v ■» »» "Review 'of Reviews for Australasia • (dueen street, Melbourne).—The July number, : in addition to" the usual features, contains ( an , interesting article by'J: Tighe Ryan on- A Bush Brigade: An Illustrated .Sketch of the First Australian Horse.". The'late Mr Glad stone figures largely in the number. Mr Stead contributes 'an In Memoriam, and makes a selection of caricatures of thes deceased statesman. " Uncle Sam, the Lord Chief Justice of America is continued; The cream of the magazines is placed betora the reader. _, "Chambers's Journal" (W. and R. Chambers,, London and Edinburgh).—There iSM lack of variety in the'contents of the Jul^ number. " Curiosities of Early Insurahce is entertaining. "The Darkest Tokio gives a peep behind the scenes, revealing poverty and squalor in Japan worse than^anything to be found in European slums. A Kaiiway into Cloudland" gives some particulars of mountain railways: The article on Phree Years of- the New Death Duties has been referred to or quoted by many English newspapers. The writer of the article on The Auckland Islands" acknowledges his indebtedness for .most of his information to an article in the Otago Witness. There are several short, stories in the number, and the serial " John Burnet, of Barnes is con"St." Nicholas" (The ■ Century Company, New York; Macmillan srad Co., London).— One of the most interesting features of the July number when published would undoubtedly be the illustrations depicting s< me "of the principal ships of the United : States navy. " Uncle Sam's 'Farm in Canada 'is an explanation of how, through ignorance on the part of 'tlie •commissioners who were fixing\the boundary,, the States "own 375 square miles' in Manitoba." The doings of the La'kerim Club, Dorothy's playmates, and many other items in'the number will make St. Nicholas welcome where boys and.girls are to be found. "The Leisure Hour," " The Boys Own Magazine " and " The Girls' Own Magazine (tib Paternoster , row, London) are to hand for Jiily, and are," as usual, replete with articles of interest to those for whom they are directly intended. ' . . ' ■ . The Religions Tract' Society have sent us a parcel of their monthlies for July. Included in these are "The Sunday at Home," "Tho Cottager and Artisan/ "The Child's Companion'" "Our Little Dot 3," and others.