25 JUNE 1910, Page 23

Red Tape. By Austin Philips. (Smith, Elder, and Co. 6s.)—Mr.

Austin Philips gives us in Red Tape a series of stories all founded on life in the Post Office. The little sketches are entertaining, and incidentally throw a good deal of light on the methods of the Department. The best of the stories is perhaps the first, though all are readable. "A Dead Letter," however, strains the credulity of the reader rather far.