PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20906, 21 December 1929, Page 4

PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED.

Of -the records’ of the events of the past ..year in ■■ every field of, human. endeavour the. Daily Mail Year Book (Is ■ net) is one,of tlie most informative, the 1930. edition marks, the thirtieth birthday of the year ibopk, and the- editor prints atr'impressive list of names of the distinguished men and women who have contributed to its pages since 1900. In addition to the genera^mine of information which the year book always contains, authoritative articles have been written for the present issue by Lord Sydenham on the Reparations question, :by Mr George Barnes on the industrial situation in Great Britain, by'Lady'Hosie on recent happenings in the Far East, by Mr H. A, H. Carson on the cricket season, by Dr Abrahams on British athletirs. Our copy of this invaluable publication conies' from Associated Newspapers Ltd., London.

JJie old Provincial Buildings in Christchurch, which have lately been handed °\? r py the~Govcrnment to'a board which Mil hold (hem in trust for the Provinces of Canterbury, and Westland, are recognised by all lovers of the beautiful as a noble example of the Gothic style of architecture. 'ln “The Gothic Beauties and History of the. Canterbury Provincial Buildings (2s 6d net), published by cumpsou and Williams, Ltd., Mr C. R. H. Taylor, librarian to the Agriculture- Department, gives an. interesting description or the tine old pile, and briefly traces its history. The Provincial Buildings have long deserved a guide hook, and Mr laylors work will be welcomed by all who have -affection for them. „ The current number of the Journal of - Koj 7 i! Institute of International •it i rs 'V s ■ ne t). contains much that will be of value to The politician and the student of foreign • relations. A- report of the address given by ■ Professor Sir Bernard Tares on Anglo-Russian affairs, and or the discussion which followed is especially interesting in view of the pre--Be“t between the British and_Boviet Governments, while Dr, C. R. S. Harris contributes a capable exposiVr on «° n %?' Reparations problem, and Mr C. Booth continues - his survey of the ■ political situation in' south-eastern Europe,, with - particular reference to Rumania and Bulgaria." The current issue of-the Statist (November ,9) .is the' animal international banking number, in which an exhaustive study, of the scope and activities which he before. the proposed International Bank 1 is made, with.various criticisms of the institution. It is particularly stressed that there is no inherent, connection between the idea of an international bank etad the final settlement of the Reparations problem. The number -provides its surveys of the, position and of- banking in the principal countries of the world. _ The latest year. book (Ss' net) of the New Zealand Society of J Accountants contains a report of the proceedings at the annual meeting of members, which was held at Dunedin last August, together with the Council’s report for the year 1929. a summary of membership, list ot members, and list of commercial bookis Published by Messrs Whitcombe .and’ Tombs, Ltd On January 1,-1930, the Wellington Harbour Board will have beeu in exist* once for fifty years, and the occasion has been marked with the publication of an interesting booklet, profusely illustrated, dealing with the history of the port. Messrs John Rigg and Company, Wellington, have forwarded to us a copy of ««qrge.Herbert's “British Empire, Ltd." which has already been reviewed in these columns.

\Vc have to acknowledge receipt' of copies of the Royal Show Special Number • Daily News and of the Christmas number of the New Zealand Worker.