19 MARCH 1904, Page 25

The S.P.G. in New Guinea. (S.P.G. ld.)—This little picture-book is

very instructive. There are men—a ".reclaimed cannibal" on the outside, and "three Christian teachers" on p. 1 within— native churches and schools, and village scenes. We trust that it may help to rouse and extend interest in the New Guinea Mission, a hopeful work which is doing much for Christianity— to which the people are well disposed—and for civilisation. Its workers are, in the words of the late Governor, using "softening and ameliorating influences that could not otherwise be applied to the natives."