PUBLIC LIBRARY

Southland Times, Issue 21717, 1 June 1932, Page 2

PUBLIC LIBRARY

ADDITIONS TO SHELVES. SOME INTERESTING VOLUMES. In pursuance of its policy.of keeping stocks of literature at the Public Library as up-to-date as possible, the committee recently purchased a number of interesting volumes for the shelves of both the lending and reference departments. The books are widely varied in subjects and of the additions to the lending department one likely to have a wide appeal to people interested in such studies is P. Einsig’s “Behind the Scenes of International Finance.” This contains damning circumstantial evidence against France whose financial policy has long been suspected of preventing the financial consolidation of Europe since the war. The author, who is a financial expert, declares that the slump was brought about by the French policy of hoarding gold. There is also another book by the same author entitled “International Gold Movements” which is well worthy of study. The suffragette movement is described in a bok bearing that title, written by E. Sylvia Pankhurst. Students of economics will be interested in “Everybody’s Business,” a book written by Hartley Withers. Other books in this category are “The A.B.C. of Foreign Exchanges” (Clare and Crump); “Federal Reserve System and the Control of Credit” (W. E. Spahr); “Tariffs: The Case Examined by a Committee of Economists” (Sir W. Beveridge); “Papers on Gold and the Price Level” (Sir J. Stamp); “Truth about Reparations and War Debts” (the Rt. Hon. David Lloyd George). All the tricks of the late master magician are explained in “Secrets of Houdini,” by J. C. Cannell. Sporting enthusiasts are catered for with “Boxing” (Viscount Knebworth) and “Book of the Foil” (F. C. Reynolds). The latter should be read with interest by members of the newly-formed Invercargill Swords Club. Whether they be St. Andrews Scottish Society members or not, all readers are bound to be interested in “Wee Drappies,” wit and humour from the pen of Sir Harry Lauder. Travel, of course, comes in for its share of prominence among the new arrivals. “Gone Abroad,” by Graves,

describes present day life in Germany; Sisley Huddlestone's “Back to Montparnasse” deals with-Bohemian Paris; “Shirt-tail and Pigtail,” by H. A. Schroeder and L. A. Peters, has its setting in Central Asia; “Isles of King Solomon,” by A. L. Hopkins, portrays life in the Solomon Islands and has the recommendation of Mr Gordon J. Reed who. recently visited that group; and “Through the Dragon’s Eyes,” by L. C. Arlington, gives an interesting account of China. Readers fond of. biography are catered for with “Arnold Bennett,” written by his wife; "The Memoirs of Prince von Bulow” (1903-1909); and “From My Private Diary,” by Daisy, Princess of Pless. Other books completing the consignment are “Retreat,” a story of 1918, by C. R. Benstead; “The Desert Column,” by I. L. Idriess and “Two Lone Ships,” by G. Kopp. The last-mentioned book describes in graphic fashion the naval operations of the Breslau and the Goeben during the Great War. Outstanding among additions to the reference department are “The Practical Dog Book,” by Edward C. Ash and “Wrinkles in Practical Navigation,” by Captain Lecky.