PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22066, 23 September 1933, Page 4

PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED

In the September issue of Music in New Zealand there arc full accounts of, the activities of the British Music. Society branches, aud of other music organisations throughout the Dominion. Air Vernon Griffith's writes in defence of, the competitions, while admitting that there is room for improvement in some respects, Mr L, D. Austin contributes an article. "Piano v. Organ,” and Air Anderson Tyref, of Trinity College, urges the value of examinations. - Air' Cyril.: Kirby, . the secretary of an Australian “ canary, improvement society, is the r author of “ Canary Breeding in Australia ” (2s net) , which contains advice on all -phases of the keeping and breeding, of these birds. Amongst the subiects dealt with are setting up the cage.s, moulting, seeds, food, colour feeding,'sickness, and there is a chapter on “ mule - breeding,” The book is illustrated with photographs’of various types of. canary and goldfinch. The publishers are Robertson and Alullens. While.it could not be said that the designs and legends in “ Sho’ Card Lay-outs ’ (Is net) by W. L. Mitchell are modern in aspect or, artistically attractive, it. is possible that their effectiveness for thenpurpose is none the less’on that account. This booklet .contains over 200 designs and five pages of instruction.for the disking of shop-window cards (from Robertson and Alullens).

Publisher-Parodist v, ■ ;• ■;■ The latest issue of the'Bookmark, which is .published by .Messrs, J.' :M. Dent, ■ inr trounces a parodist, “ Boz,” wliosewor k is, brighter ';than, some recent more pretentious essavs in parody. “ Boz ” projects the reactions of 'some contemporary novelists to a given dramatic situation in lively fashion, and with some relation to'truth, and elsewhere provides a senes of' entertaining forecasts of reviews of M.: E. Mitchell’s " Yet in My Ilesh, which was favourably noticed in these columns. ' . A note on the last page of the Bookmark reveals the identity pi the parodist as Mr ;E. F, Bozman, editorial director of the firm. A Nazi Author

General Goering, the Prussian Premier, lias written a book which has been translated into English with the object ot making the ainis and origins of the new regime in Germany better . understood both; ip that country; and in America. will be published by Elkin Mathews and Marfot during tbo autumn under the title “Germany Explains,” After recording the-miseries ,suffered by Germany since the Close •of , the war General', Goering. outlines the ’foreign, ..civil, and economic policies by which the National-Socialists. hope to restore the country’s sovereign rights, develop its- sense of organic unity, and find employment mid an equitable distribution of the products of industry tor its people. The book closes with An Appeal to the English-speaking Peoples.

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