PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED

Otago Witness, Issue 2719, 25 April 1906, Page 66

PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED

The Pall Mall Magazine for April, though a pleasant and artistic number, is scarcely up to the usual standard maintained by this, ona of our most popular magazines. A striking feature in illustrating is undoubtedly supplied by the series of fine photographic pictures entitled "A New Aspect of London," and supplied by an American artist photographer. " The New Liberal Government" supplies material for yet another series of political caricatures. A series of Australian adventures begins under the title of "The Trail of the Pioneer," and "Tiie Trials of Commander MTurk" continue their somewhat wearisome recital and exaggerated illustration. *.* Musical Pictures " affords a theme for • pleasant-, literary chat , and charming pictures. There are some delightful verses, too^oucu. v a eally ,rar© thing— by John Davidson, by ...jßtien Philpotts. atad Rosamond Marriott-Watson. The feminine element is consulted by a few fashion photographs-, of very -.pew modes, accompanied by some smart letterpress. .The short" stories are very short, "but fairly good. The serial story, " The- Master of Craven," concludes in this number, and its end is beautiful. Austral Light for April opens with a poem bearin? the time-worn title of "Aye, Roma Imrnortalis," and contains quite an unwonted variety of reading matter. There is an article on " The Naming of Christian Children"; one of Tohtoi's short tales, "God Knows "Best " : two short stories, "My Grand-uncle's Match " and " A Hero in Spite of Himself " ; several verses ; the opening of a now serial story, "Dunmara " ; and the usual departments of " News and Notes," "Question-box," etc., aro fully attended to, as well as some weightier articles on spiritual needs and topics. Altogether, quite an unusually interesting number. . The March number of Review of Reviews coincides quite absurdly in topics with the last number of Life. Passing over the article on. "John Burns, of Battersea," of whom magazine readers ,are like to have too much just now ; passing over also the political pages under the heading of the " New House of Commons." of which also wo are like to have too much, we come to a remaiikably interesting article on " The Land of Silence," which, with its numerous portraits and pictures of the principal personages interested in, and institutions founded, for, the deaf- and dumb in Australasia, will be read with the greatest interest. ''Interviews on Topics of the Month" pre&ents special information on several notable events, schemes, and personages ; while Dr, Ramsay Mailer's earnest pronouncements on the position of " Australia's Unhappy Insane " is another item wortfiy of. careful reading;' nor can we omit to mention tho too brief sketch of-i "How California Fights Her Fruit Pests." The usual amSunt of space is devoted to *• Current History in Caricature," leading articles in tho reviews, etc.

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