PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 13693, 8 September 1906, Page 5

PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED.

The''August number of the Pall Mail Magazine'is essentially a summer or holiday! number, and quite naturally a good deal 06 space i 9 devoted to cricket yachting. There are "Some Notes on Cricket" by Ai C. Itaclaren, and a descriptive article on " The Art of Bowling," by B. J. T. BosanQuet. Olive Holland has something to on the coat of yachts and yachting. G. R. Halket contributes a'pen and pencil portrai-ti of Heutik and in "A Tunnel to tho Clouds" tho Jungpan railway is' described by H. Gr. Archer, Mr J. J. Ward describes "Some Marvels in Insect Eggi3." In "The Eton Schoo'days of Certain Celebrities "• & glimpse is given of the school (feyg of iha Eight Hon, 11. Gladstone. Thete are half down coraplet-e ahort stories, aiid an • inataU ment of " The Trials of Commander M'Turk, There is sonic clever original poetry and.higU class illustrations.

, In Cassells Magazine for August" there is an illustrated paper on "Royal Autoiuobilists," with a portrait of King Edward in his. car. " Biography by Anecdote" is quite a new idea. Portraits are given io£ Lord Bromp'.on, the Duke and Duchess ChailesrfTheodore of Bavaria, and Dr Joachim. "My System," by Mr "\V. T. Stead, is a description of his methods of work. " AIP Round Sportsmen of To-day" will be read with interest. There are half x dozen complete stories, and instalments of two serials, ami among tho general articles one on to Choose a Healthy Home."

• In thp September' number of U>e Review of Reviews for Australasia u good deal of attetifiou is given to the gambling evil, including an article by ' Archbishop' Clarke. There are some fiho photos,of the interior!, of the Collingwood tote shop, which, acoording to Mr Bent, is moro formidably guardedl than Port Arthur was. ill- John Vale con. trihutes'an article on the Victorian Licensing)' Bill; Senator Staniforth Smith continues his contributions on "Java"; Mr C. Watson Replies to Mr George lieid's strioturos "Socialism"; a Melbourne man, who'haa had actual experience, tells how' General Booth trains his emigrants. The'character, sketch i„ of tho lato Miohael Davitit. .Tha regular features of the. magazine, aro well up-to' tl-.o standard. - Prizes aTe announced fori essaya on " International Arbitration v; War.'; The Sunday at.Homo,for July.i to' from the Bible, Trlict,'anil Book Depot, contadns.a speci-al oh'aractef ekctch of iiie Kai3oT,' an -account of »-visit. to Florence: bylhei, editor, an interesting sietch.'of.'a.'visit f ia tho Bulgarian border, : iii excellent, review oil tho Letters of the fliijljeas de Broglie,. thfed short well-written Btories, an instalment,, 01-' Crookott's "Tlio '"Wliiife" Plume," and 'th« usual Sunday readirfgM There ore in all 83 capital illustrations

The latest number to hand from tlie Bible,' Traot, and Book Depot of the' (Jills'' Ovyn '. Paper contains a, 'variety of good reading matter, instalments of ( three serials, and ai complete story, a paper on " Musical Queens,. Not Queens of Music,'.' a description- of' al German health resort in the Thiiringea Poreßt, music, fashions,:-dress, poetry; paiirting, chess, etc., all -receive a.good deal\o( ftttefction, and the illustrations aro exoellelit. The last number of the. Boys' Own Pap&< is to hand from the Bible, Tract, arid BoblQ Depot.. There are instalments" of no lesi< than i four serials, "A Chat with ltober* ' Abol/' and a paper on first-class cricketl short articles on various publio schools, ani articles, on pastimes aiid amusements whichl delight the youiigor generation. The illustrations are numerous,' aiid many of a -humor, oils character.

We have received from the Religious Tracfl Society, a batch of its illustrated mcmthließ, including ' the Cot tager and Artisan, - Every ' Monthly, Friendly Greetings,, Ths Child's Companion, Light in the Home an<J Our Little Dots. '

Part XI of C'assels's The King's Empira Pictured'by. the Camera is devoted toi work and workers. Pictures ami abort descriptions aro given of the . work of lumbermen,-drying, silk cocoons, locomotive department of the ' Midland, railway, lamb-mirking in Australia,' carpel-weaving in India, curing • fisli '.'in Canada,. diamond and gold mining, and the manufacture of pottery, etc. The Australia of i'o-day, published last Christmas by the United Commercial Travellers' Association of Australia, turned out such a, success that it been decided to bripg' out this year even more elaborate Christ* was entitled ." Australia Td-dajf and New. Zealand." The inclusion of New Zea< land; ; wjth the International Exhibition itf full swing, should greatly add to tho attrac-tiveness-of Jho publication. A coloured! fullpage .typical Australian picture is to ba, issued as a supplement, and tho sporty and pastimes of the various States will receive : particular consideration. Last year so great ■w*sMhe demand for copies that it could nofc* he met. To save disappointment this year th® publishers recommend early orders Jor copies.