PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED.

Otago Witness, Issue 3562, 20 June 1922, Page 44

PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED.

We have received the first number of a new venture in journalism entitled The Forum, published every alternate Wednesday in Sydney and Melbourne. While tecognising the superabundance of good things placed before the Australian readingpublic, the aim of the promoters is lo produce a journal All-Australian in scope, something on the lines of the English Spectator or Nation, modified to suit Australian conditions. The promoters believe that many of the evils from which Australia, like the rest of the world, is suffering, are due to the neglect of old fashioned virtues and truths—self-reliance, thrift, and industry, with old-fashioned economic, truths. The community can consume more than it produces. The promoters assure readers that, as its name implies, The Forum will be open within the limits of its space to the expression of opinions of every shade, so long as they are put forward a.? reasoned and honest- contributions to the thought ot the community. The first number is a credit to its promoters, and if future numbers can be kept up to the standard set u-p the venture should prove a success. Commonwealth problems and politics are dealt with. Among the overseas contributions is one on “New Zealand Borrowings. ' Motherhood endowment is discussed in the Open platform, and there are departments for Literature, Science, Art, and Invention, Music, and the Drarha, Sport- and Games, a page for women and articles on finance anil markets. We wish The Forum a successful career. The New Magazine for May is to haul from Messrs Cassell and Co. The art supplement contains excellent reproductions, of scenes from the Comedy “Welcome Stranger” produced at, the Lyric Theatre, with photographs of the leading actors and actresses taking part in the production, also an outline of the plot. An instalment is given of Bertram Atkeys serial, “Harvest, of Javelins,” and some ten complete short stories by Marie Grainger. Alan Sullivan, Austin Philips, Frank Hubert, Frank H. Shaw, and others. Ethel M. Dell’s serial, j “The Obstacles” is concluded. The Story-Teller for May is another i f Cassell’s publications to hand. It contains a long, complete novel by Mildred Oram, j entitled “Nicky’s I.adv- Luck,” complete short, stories by IT. De Vere Stacpoole, War- ; wick Deeping. Mary E. Mann, Maurice Leblanc, Olive Wai-lsley, and other writers. | Practical I.v all the stories are illustrated. In the latest issue of Stead's Review for Australia, now edited by Mr Meredith Atkinson, it. is announced that the main lines of ihe lato Mr Henry Stead’s policy j will be followed, and international peace j fostered. The Genoa Conference and its j problems are dealt with in the number, and i there is an interesting article or sketch of ! Srinivasa Sastri, the representative of India at, the Washington Conference, now on a visit, to Australia.