PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED.

Otago Witness, Issue 3860, 6 March 1928, Page 75

PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED.

Particulars of the Fifth Annual Competition of Industrial Designs to be held at the Imperial Institute, South Kensin<* ton, London, S.W., in June, 1928, have now been issued, and can be obtained from the Secretary of the Royal Societv xv o S tS ’ J ° lln s * }reet ’ Adelphi, London, Vv.C.2. Intending competitors must apply to the Secretary of the Societv between May 1 and May 12 for the necessary entry forms. In all, scholarships and prizes amounting to nearly Si, 600 are offered Mi connection with the 1928 competition.

XV hat are the risks of being snapped up by a man-eating shark? 5 ’ asks David G. Stead in “ Look Out! Sharks About! ’ an article in the March issue of Li.e. “Can the punter win, or are the odds, against the betting man too great * discussed by another writer, while “ Flirting with Death ” —the exploits of a parachutist, and “ The Australian Eleven in England ” —a cricket article by W. M. Wood full are two other interesting contributions. F. W Eggleston, General Forsyth, Dale Collins, and others, help to make a good issue.

We are in receipt of a copy of the sixth edition of the publication entitled “ The Port of Liverpool,” issued iinder

the authority of the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board. Beautifully illustrated, and supplemented with maps and a coloured picture of “ Industrial England's Natural Gateway,” the magazine gives full information with regard to the docks per medium of descriptions, articles, and plans. The history of the area, and of the various activities connected with it are very interestingly given.

1 The Great Adventure,” —a picturesque allusion to the opportunities and chances of success overseas for all classes of men, women, families, and boys who consider the question of migrating—is the title of an interesting booklet issued by the Salvation Army Migration and Settlement Department. Particulars are given of “ a man s chance for boys ” between 14 and 19 years of age. Under General Booth s scheme boys are trained in elementary agriculture on the Army’s farms in England and placed in situations with fanners overseas. Commissioner Lamb, during his recent visit to Canada found that 90 per cent, of the 500 British boys placed in Canada early in 1926 were still working on farms. “The Great Adventure also deals with the special Empire facilities available to women, including the guarantee of a warm welcome overseas and work, and suggests a way of getting overseas.

Rudyard Kipling contributes a great detective story to the February number of the Strand magazine entitled “ Fairy Kist.” Mystery runs all through it, and the conclusion is startling. In the same issue, Thomas Bur“e writes a new tale of Twinkletoes—“ Twinkletoes and Wing Foo ” —while John Hastings 'Turner, Roland Pertwee, Austin Phillips, Marten Cumberland, and A. Conan Doyle (who completes his serial “ The Llaracot Deep”) are other writers of fiction. Excellent articles are “ Masterpieces of Character: S. Van Abbe’s Dry Points,” “ Animals in the Dock,” “ Cases from My Crime Book,” and “ Humours of Winter Sports.”