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Otago Witness, Issue 224, 28 May 1896, Page 38

PUBLICATIONS RE CEIVED.

The R view of Reviews for April contains a character sketch of Pretidnt Krugec, which rmkea a vrry suitable »nd interesting companion to last month's sketch of Mr Cecil Rhodes?"* "Cleg Kelly, Arab of the City," by Crockett, is chosen as the bo«k of the month, and as reviewed heret gives one a very favourable impression. la the Au*t r alMn portion of the contents are seTeral reproductions of the New ZjnUad Graphic's illustrations of the Brunnefton disaster, and in the Eagli-h portion we qavo the usual synopsis of the Articles in all the loading reviswa and magaz'nes, among whioh may bo mentioned sweral on the " B ii.-h Navy, Past and P«JB*-nV "The Tjrauny of the Modern Jew," ' Sarah Grand on Men and Wortl^n," &<5., &C. The W indsor M?gazi ue for Ai-ril i« an excellent; Dumhe<- ; iniefd, thia 'magazine tzexn* to us to be steadily moving on the up grade, improving in tbe scope and general inteiesb of the articles, and always deserving that eiseotiallr modern form of commendation •• Good all rouud." Special attention is drawn to the opening article, "Kilmftinhina Memories, " tha grentait political crime of the ce ntury. Th»*re in a very intere»ting article on the R.'ntgea Mys, well »nd profusely illustrated m h reprodactions of •• eleotrc graphs," as thena new phibtoa are appropriat'ly named " Round About our Holf Greens " will be as interesting to golfer* as " Moments with M"dern Musicians " will be to mu^iettl people. In fiction ne have a further in»Ulmpnt of ths capital neml " Dr Nikila," further " Adven f urei of Martin Hri«*hti," and some f-hort s'orifs a^ well — a'together.a capital nurabsr, full of interest and iuFormation.