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Otago Daily Times, Issue 11452, 17 June 1899, Page 5

PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED.

"Hacmillan's Magazine" (Maomillari.'-ahi Co., London).—ln the' May, number AMe Maurice A. Low seeks to show that Lord Salis.bury's admiration of the /Foreign : Relations Committee of the United States Senate is- a mistake. But Lord Salisbury has'not'Stated that he desired a committee similarly consti-. tuted and with similar functions, but has-in-dicated that it would.be a change for the.better, if-some such body were in existence, to which' the Ministry could give some particular? :of .foreign affairs, and so avoid; keeping, the leaders of the Opposition entirely in the dark on matters which cannot be imparted in Parliament, which means publishing it to the whole world. Mr Spencer Brodhurst has "some speculations on the _" Realms of Conscience," and Mr James Sykes reviews " Palmerston's Quarrels with Court and Colleagues."1 C.'De Thierry in " The Sons of Ham " deals with a phase of the Chinese question, which is overlooked in Europe. The writer paints but'that when Queen Victoria, came to the throne, aiid for many years after the yellow man "was-~un-kiiown outside China. Now the only race that is more übiquitous is the Anglo-Saxon. Other emigrants adapt themselves to their new home, but the Chinese never'does—in heart and mind he is always Chinese. The serial "Yalda Hanem," is continued, and a' military,' and political romance entitled "Savrola" is Commenced. There are in addition two short stories. ' .

"The Century Illustrated Magazine" (The Century Company, New York; Macmillan and Co., London).—A" decided feature of the May number is the " Story of the Captains," being the personal narratives of. all but one of the captains .who took part-in. tlie .Santiago naval engagement. The exception is Captain Clark, of. the Oregon, who,, however, endorses Lieutenant Eberli's account, and contributes, some notes on the strategy of Oervera. Thesa articles are embellished by illustrations from photographs taken on the day of the battle. This is a new feature of modeL-n warfare when officers act as special war,' correspondents, which may lead.to curious developments. "With such a budget" as has been mentioned it is only necessary to add that ths usual features of the Century" are by no means lessened and, the number is altogether one "to be read and treasured . -/'St- Nicholas" (The Century Company, Ijew-York; Macmillan and Co., London* — Essentially a magazine for young folk, and well-calculated to gratify their tastes. There axe very few items in the list of contents df the May number which those of maturer.-years would'vote as trifling or describe as wasting the time oocupieVl in reading the articles, lnere is a readable description of " The Sword of Honour," which is to be presented to Adjmral_Dewey. The young reader will regret *°.n.o^ that the series of papers on -"-The fright- Sides of History" are concluded, But there is some compensation for them, in renewing their acquaintance with the Lakerim boys transplanted to fresh fields. ' —~