PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED.

Otago Witness, Issue 3823, 21 June 1927, Page 75

PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED.

Mr John M'Cabe, one of the theatrical artists who recently appeared in “ Abie’s Irish Rose” in this city, writes a glowing tribute to chiropractic as a cure for Bright’s disease in the June number of “ The Chiropractor.”

The N.Z. Scotsman for June is, as usual, bright, interesting, and very readable. Some of its special articles are “ Tannahill’s Day,” ’ M'Kechnie,” “ The Scot’s Bookshelf,” “ Pass’”’ o’ the Strathspey King,” “Scots News and Views," “ Donald Dinnie’s Doughty Deeds,” and “The Story of Thornliebank.” The illustrations are equally good.

The crossword puzzle competitions in Humour have been such a success that further series arc announced. The sixth competition commences in the latest issue. Taken in conjunction with the weekly joke competition, this makes Humour a mine of wonderful humour.

In continuation of its scheme of special numbers, the June issue of Aussie is a Rogue’s number. As the title suggests, Aussie has found great material to build up a wonderful collection of humour in picture, story, and verse. Writers and artists of note in Australia and New Zealand have given their best to the issue, making it altogether an outstanding number. Of course, all the humour of the issue is not built on rogues. This would be overdoing the subject. The number is generously leavened out with irresistible witticisms of general appeal.

A new newspaper, the Samoa Guardian, is to hand, full of ideals and hopes for the future. “ We intend to be a news-

paper rather than a ‘ party organ says the editorial. “We do not desire to be the organ of any institution olfaction, but shall represent the people and get down to ‘grass roots.’ Our expression of opinions will be influenced only by wlyit is considered to be in the best interests of the country. We intend, through a careful and unprejudiced selection of news items concerning Samoa, and a proper representation of public opinion, to gain the confidence of the public, and to secure a steady and healthy circulation throughout the several groups of islands of the South Seas, in New Zealand, and in Australia.” The paper has our good wishes.

The Home, the Australian journal of quality published by Art in Australia, wears a still life decoration by Thea Proctor on its cover for June, and comes out as an interior decoration number, replete with ideas for furnishing the home. Pages and pages of beautifully reproduced photographs give ideas on the subject from actual r-sidences, and the knowledge that beauty, utility, simplicity, and practicality can be joined into one harmonious whole in our future living-rooms is pleasing indeed. Special articles further deal with the subject. The other reading matter in the issue, to say nothing of the social, stage, film, fashion, personal, children’s and other regular sections, includes “ Looking Ourselves Full in the Face,” by Frank Middlemiss, the inimitable humorist. “ The Nidding-Nod,” a clever short story by Myra Morris, “ An Australian’ Artist in Paris,” and another interesting chapter from Bartlett Adamson’s serial, “ The People With No Clothes.”