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Otago Daily Times, Issue 16120, 8 July 1914, Page 5

— Lord Bellcw, who has been chosen as a representative peer for Ireland, in the room of tho late Lord Ventry, is in his fiftyeighth year. He succeeded his brother in tho peerage in 1911. Formerly a major in the 10th Hussars, he served during the African war, 1878-9, the Nile Expedition, 1884-5, and in tho last South African war. In 1881 he dropped the family name of Bellew for that of Ryan, in accordance with the will of his uncle, Mr George Leopold Bryan, of Jenkinson Park, County Kilkenny. Ho is a bachelor. Hie brother, the previous Lord Bollew, was also an Irish representative peer. — After an experience of 12 months as a, publisher Mr Herbert Jenkins was able to assure a representative of T.P.'s Weekly lhat the venture had been a success. In reply to questions, Mr Jenkins saidi that very few manuscripts, save try old and practical writers, and not always then, go to tho printers as they reach the publishers. He was -particularly interested in young authors " The novice of to-day may l>e the popular favourite of to-morrow." Mr Jenkins said he had succeeded *in obtaining a book from Theodor Watts-Dun-ton (whose death was announced by cable last week). Asked if publishers wore -often at fault, Mr Jenkins replied:—" Why, wo live on each other's mistakes. I constantly see in other publishers' lists books that I have declined, and two novels of which I have so far sold 17,000 copies ('Bachelors' Buttons" and 'Tho Sale of Lady 1 )aventry ') were both declined before they came "to me. On tho other hand, the author of a novel that I declined recently sent me a note to sa.y that it was already in its second Edition. I wished her good jnck and Godspeed,"