PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 13518, 15 February 1906, Page 2

PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED.

The Pall Mall Magazine (or January opens with a motor ghost story. " The Dub'. Cloud," mid is followed by .111 artist's account ol Liverpool, the second city of the Empire. The Earl nf Durham is the subject of the sketch in 11 The Eton School Days of Certain Celcbritios." Mr P. Ijccs gives an account of an hour spent with n painter of French and Aritienipn society. Sir 11. 11. Johnstone gives an interesting account of " The Cave Dv.-ollers of Tunisian Sahara." Under the title "London at Prayer" is toid the story of the poor brothers at the Charterhouse. "The Trials of Commander M'Turk" are continued, and there aro over half a dozen complete short stories. The illustrations are, as usual, a feature ol the magazine, The Young Man's Magazine for February contains a brief tieonnt of flic rise and process of lawn tennis in the colony by Mr 0. N. fioldic. secretary of the New Zealand Itfwn' Tennis Association; «■ piper by Mr G. L. Rao on iho ciuostion " Shall the Accumulation of Wealth bv Individuals be Restricted?" Tlio Piev. A. R. Oeboru writes on " Perils of the Early Cliiirch." and MrW, Gray 011 " The Ideal Bible Class Leader" The current notes deal with subjects of the dsy. The Rev. J. C. Jamieson contributes a. brief account of the I'rcibyloriau Summer School. IVliitaker'.s Almanack for 1906 marks the tliirty-eijlitli year of publication, It embraces a maximum of tact and information within a minimum of space. Tho field covered by the publication is so wide that its compilation and correction must involve immense labour. In additional to its historical, political, nntf social information there are interesting records in the field of sports, valuable meteorological nnd astronomical information. As 0 work of reference Whitoker maintains its liipli ipbsiiion, and to maw it must pmyc invaluable,.

Whitaker's Peerage iu.a wonderfully fcheap ami handy volume, giving in n compaot form brief, essential particulars eonccrlling peolV, baronets, and knights. Arranged in alphabetical order, it is a valuable work of rciercucc,