PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 14439, 4 February 1909, Page 5

PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED.

The February issue of tlie Review of Reviews for Australasia, just to hand, lias » number of interesting features. An exceedingly readable article is entitled "Do Wc Sleep Too Milch, or Do We Sleep Too Liitle?" It is a symposium of well-known lueu—men who have worked hard. Kev. L. M. kill, one of the leaders of the Kolicensc Movement in New Zealand, writes on the recant Local Option Poll. In the section devoted to the review of the icading magazines of the world there is food for thought of the most, inspiring kind. The suction notes the march of current thoughts and events, and the reader gets at a glance the sight of moving civilisation. The Otwgo Branch of the Navy League has issued in pamphlet form the lecture delivered by Lieutenant T. C. luiox in t.h« Garrison Hall 011 December 7. ]n addition tho pamphlet contains several interesting items setting for the objects of the league, the publications which it distributes, the terms of subscription, etc. The secretary of the local branch is iir C. C. Graham, and Mr T. £. Roberts is acting secretary. Tiie Comtelburo Business Calendar is the somewhat formidable title of a polyglot reference book for business men which has reached 11s from the London office of issue. Of crown -Ho size, and consisting of 32t! pages, it sets forth inter ulia the world's business holidays, tne world's commodities and their usual form of the world's business hours at attendance, money exchange raf.es, with equivalents in the principal coinages, differences 111 time, the world's harvest times, and 115 pages of diary space. The value of such a worK ,>f reference to a business man. must be evident, and that considerable care in computing it is showit hy one illustrative entry setting forth that Monday was a holiday in Jf-jlson, that day being the -juniversary of Ihe foundation of the province. iiarch 23, the anniversary of Otago and Southland, is similarly noted". We should imagiuo that iti a. weH-y.ppoiiite<l I .office the ralemhir would be regarded' as of much value.

Whitlaker's Peerage, Baronetage, etc., for IBM, make.-' its appearance this year with a, considerable exterior improvement, but, there is no very notable change to mention in its interior contents. The only new feature is an officii'.! glossary, which contains a series of brief explanatory notes upon such public establishments, services, offices, observances, etc., as not supplied in the introduction. Kor example, ihe ordinary reader frequently meets phrases or v.-ortls the meaning of which lie is assumed to know, whereas lie may have cji.y a glimmer of an idea of their significance. Whittakci; has 18 pages ot such. Wo take aji example: (!oy;i,[ Irish Constabulary:—Tllo military lore* of the sister kingdom, numbering in all some IG.IWO. They are armed with rifle, sword, and pistol, and this oil en proved fidelity was recognised in ISG7 by the alteration of their title from the Constabulary of Ireland. Tfccv ;ire under mi inspector-general.'' The general contents oi the i.ook seem to follow the vicissitudes of official ar.d titled persons. Evcrv year notabilities die and are succeeded" by others Lvcry year brings its crop SI dignitaries and these md such chingos it is necessary that publicists should know, while for ilic general ipa&x thci r intocst*