PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED

Otago Witness, Issue 2785, 31 July 1907, Page 63

PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED

The Red Funnel for Augri6t is an exce?« lent number, tinctured the sun and: the winds of the Antipodean world and its people, and in this respect showing rather a tendency to overdo colonial topics. "Surf Bathing in New South Wales" is the open-t ing article. Another very charmingly* illustrated article" ie T. "W^ Wbitson's "Daw in Suva," while "Motoring in New Soutfil Wales" and "The Story of Poverty Bay"' strike other notes in .the chord of colonial aspects. A pleasant departure from thet usual track of magazine articles at the» Antipodes is that entitled "Fiction Fifta Tears Ago and To-day." It As written itt a very taking style, with a delightful ebullience : of wit held in reserve. Moreover,; there is <plenty of fiction, in which Con-» stance Smedley's "Henley Pastoral" stand!* conspicuously first. "Our Choice of Books"' is a department which grows in interest?, and variety. "The Soul Market," by Dlivef Malvery is the choice this month, an&i snows that"" realities are sometimes most, j effectively to take precedence of fiction inn this department. "The Cream of the Ttfaga-S zincs" represents the skimming of much;* good (literary) milk, and the Bed FunneJJJ on the whole, is doing well. j The New Zealand Dental Journal an'-j nounces itself as the* official organ oi the/New Zealand Association, and, fur-J ther *till, labels its -slender person with thet! explanatory sub-title : "A quarterly journal? devoted to the interests of the profe6Bion."< The journal, strictly .professional, -and while; full of interest to dentists, wisely makes: no attempt to introduce topics forejgn'j to their channels of thought and practice. "Reasonableness in Dental Practice, ' 'Tree Dentistry," "Teeth of the Poor," "Modelling of Artificial Teeth," "Empyema x»f Autium" are among the most notable themes discoursed upon, and some space ia , "devoted to the Otago University .Dental School and Hospital, of which a description is given, prefacing a portrait and notice of the coming director, Dr Peroival Pickers^ gill- ; The Review of Reviews for August conY tains some very interesting articles apar^ from its integral scheme of presenting its, readers with an indication of what is besi( in other reviews. First, there -is that drastic ' editorial criticism of -the Victorian! Police Force, which maintains throughout* the stupendous plain speaking which mark^ the first sentence : "At the present time; the Police Force of Victoria is the laugh-* ing-stock of the Commonwealth," and itf not afraid to lead up to the assertion that "what is really wanted is a complete changer in the personnel of those most immediately concerned in the administration of the force? — the Chief Commissioner should be asked to retire," etc. The gyroscope and single/ rail railway forms the theme of a verjt interesting article. The book of the monti is "The Glen o' Weeping' : that new version of an old tragedy. The character ■ketch deals with "The Second Hague Conference, and After," and the usual space is occupied by the synopsis of leading articles in contemporary reviews and maqjS zincs. ' The Pall Mai] for July is really * deligSrV ful number full of literary interest and artistic attraction. The opening article, on "Mr and Mrs Lewis Harconrt at Home," will be of considerably less interest to coloj nial than to English readers, 'despite its fine illustrations and portraits. The exact converse is the case with the next article,' for all New Zealand readers will enjoy "Mrt Turner's version of his ascent of The Monarch of the New Zealand Alps," Mount/ Cook. Mr Turner, F.R.G.S., was accompanied by three New Zealanders, one oft whom was that well-known Alpine climber, Mr Malcolm Ross. The illustrations accpm« panying the letterpress are very interesting* Tbe seventh number of 'The' Makers of Books" deals with the house of Bohn, ana is as attractive and crisply written as it£ forerunners "The Abbey Church, of Holy, rood'L ie the theme of a descriptive articM of literary merit enhanced by some realli exquisite illustrations, the full-page picture especially doing justice to the noble dignita of subject. These are the most notable but by tio means all, the articles am sketches, others being in the lighter veil of .dress and bric-a-brac. Fiction is no' only numerous and good, but the theme o: excellent illustration, especially in the hand* of Cyrus Ounce and Russell Flynt.