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Otago Daily Times, Issue 22568, 11 May 1935, Page 4

PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED

Periodicals The scope of Chambers's Journal is well indicated by the fact that the contents of the April issue range from'articles concerning doings 3000 feet above the sea to 3000 feet underneath it, the contrast being contained in the narrative of an air passage from Lake Constance to Rio de Janeiro and an article concerning the work of deep-sea divers. The other contents deal with various forms of life in fiction and fact, and the contributions maintain the usual high standard. Colonel P. T. Etherton and Marc T. Greene are two of the writers whose names are well known.

The outstanding feature of the Strand Magazine for April is an article by E. V. Lucas on " The Feauty of Trees," and an eight-page supplement of _ splendid photographs which accompanies it. P. G. Wodeliouse is again to the fore with another tale told by the inimitable Mr Mulliner. " Sapper," Thomas Burke, F. Britten Austen, E. Phillips Oppenheim, and Denis Mackail also contribute short stories in their usual styles. All who are interested in Imperial development will find in the Empire Review, the April number of which is to hand, a perodical which will keep them well informed. The editorial notes, "Pound the Empire," deal with current topics of importance in many of the Dominions, and there also a number of articles of various problems by authoritative writers. Safety on the roads, peace in the Far East, and Anglo-Egyptian relationships are a few of the subjects dealt with this month. The magazine section is also interesting. A well-produced and attractive souvenir of the royal jubilee is the leading feature of the current issue of the Auckland Weekly News now to hand. The great event of the week is worthily commemorated by two presentation plates of the King and Queen, as •vyel] as in several pages of photographic illustrations and a special letterpress section devoted to appropriate articles from the- pens of noted English authors and writers. The illustrated section fully upholds the reputation of the publication for fine work. The pictures recall, perhaps more eloquently than in any other way, the crowded march of great events in the 25 years of the King's reign. In the special letterpress section pride of place is taken by an informed sketch of the "Life and Peign of King George V." written bv the royal biographer, Sir George Arthur, Bart, M.V.O. Other notable contributors are the world-famous plavwright and author, Mr John Drinkwater; the Rt. Hon. J. R. Clynes, formerly Home Secretary in the British Labour Government; Mr Arthur Nettleton; Mr Thomas G. Middleton; and others.