THRFATENING SIR J. G. WARD. PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED.

Otago Witness, Issue 2528, 27 August 1902, Page 56

THRFATENING SIR J. G. WARD.

PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED.

CFrou Our Owk Correspondent.) WELLINGTON, August 19 Another letter from a now source lias bron viitten threatening the life of the Acting I'll mi'T. The miter rpfe>-= to hi^ religion* view?. 1 undor-taiid, howevr, that but little importance m attached to the lluciU iv ilus . iQStUUf.

The Badminton Magazine for July is an excellent ' number from start to finish. It opens with an article on polo, by the Hon. Cecil Lambart, which article is not only written by a "master of the art," as are all these leading articles iv the Badminton, but is embellished with an excellent coloured plate, in addition io the many capital photographic ' reproductions. Indeed, we may here remark that the coloured reproductions of this issue are beyond praise, so fine is the colouring and so beautiful the technical work. Articles on "Woodcock Shooting in Ireland," "After Ibex on the Red Sea Coast," cricket, "Paper-chasing in India," fishing 1 , "Hunting with the Devon and Somerset," together with various observations and reflections, and the always interesting pages of photographic pictures of sport in all parts of the world, render the number an excellent one — interesting to all sportsmen. "Humanity." — We have received from the author and publisher, Mr E. W. Cole, Melbourne, a copy of this decidedly original publication. The reading matter is small — in the case of the number before us being practically limited to an article entitled "A White Australia Impossible." The illustrations, however, consisting of small vignette pictures, are numerous, no less than 560 representatie portraits of all the nations of the earth being given. The central idea of the author is evidently the brotherhood of man and the linking of all races and colours under the common head of Humanity. A gigantic broadmindedness enables him to find in all nations — civilised and brutalised alike — the same mental and emoticnal qualities, the tremendous differences that exist between the highest and the lowest types being merely the result of influences and environments. Mr Cole considers that if all mankind were subjected to the same influences — natural and artificial — the result would be a surprisingly small difference between the races. We leave the discussion of the theory to those interested. There is nothing very new in it, surely.

The New Zealand Illustrated Magazine for August is a decidedly pleasant and interesting number, and shows in every department the steady and modest progress which marks its development. Sketches of "A Wine and Dairy Farm in Cape Colony," "Plant Hunting on Mount Owen," and "Deer Stalking in the Wairarapa-" are all interesting. A somewhat ambitious poem by Mr G. L. Tacon varies the prose pages, and we miut note the immense improvement in the original illustrations — surely a most charming feature — those by Trevor Lloyd illustrating the serial being specially worthy of mention. The survivors of "the Canterbury Pilgrims" will be much interested in the copy given of the music and words of "Tho night watch song of the Charlotte Jane."

The August number of Austral Light opens with a sketch of the Boys' Club of St. Vincent de Paul in Melbourne. Rev. John Murphy contributes a pleasing paper under the query "Is Moore to be Ranked with the Poets?" and we notice the name "Jessie Maekay" set against a pretty wistful little sketch. There are several interesting articles on the iisual lines of thought, "News and Notes," and the "Information Bureau" to make the list of contents.

We have received from the general manager of Tasmanian Railways, Mr C. Hudson, a copy of an illustrated poster the department is issuing, showing the beautiful scenery of Tasmania and the transit facilities which enable visitors to see the most notable and interesting places in that island. As a work of art- and not a production of modern printing the poster reflects credit on the newspaper proprietary which has designed and produced it — namely, the Examiuer newspaper, of Launceston.