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William Lyon Mackenzie. By Charles Lindsey. Edited By G. G.

Lindsey. (T. C. and E. C. Jack. 21s. net.)--This volume is announced as belonging to the series, often mentioned with praise in these columns, of " Makers of Canada." It is not,......

Zrofessions For Girls. By T. W. Berry. (t. Fisher Unwin.

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Old London. Compiled By Walter L. Menay. (alexander...

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Timber. By J. R. Battenden. (a. Constable And Co. 6s.

net.) —This is one of the " Westminster " series of handbooks on practical subjects. It is too technical for detailed review, but we may mention that it may be consulted on the......

Chatterton. By Alfred De Vigny. Edited By E. Lauvriere,...

(The Clarendon Press. 3s. net.)—This volume belongs to the "Oxford Higher French Series," meant, we suppose, for the use of schools and Colleges. A better choice might have been......

Joseph Cowen's Speeches. Revised By His Daughter. (long-...

Co. 2s. Gd. net.)—The subjects of these speeches are the Near East, foreign and Imperial affairs, and the British Empire. We are glad to see their publication. There are,......

Twentieth - Century Impressions Of Hong - Hong, Shanghai,...

China. (Lloyd's Greater Britain Publishing Company.)—This very stately volume gives us something like an encyclopaedia of that portiou of China which is in direct communication......

Women Of Amnations. Edited By T. Athol Joyce, M.a., And

N. W, Thomas, M.A. Vol. II. (Cassell and Co. 155. net.)—The con- tents of this volume include the native tribes of North America, China, Japan, Korea, Manchuria, &c., India and......

New Zealand O F Ficial Year-book. Prepared By E. J. Von...

(Eyre and Spottiswoode.)—This volume is full, as may be supposed, of interesting information. The popti- lation on December 31st, 1007, was 920,484, showing an increase over......

The Workman's Compensation Act. By V. R. Aronson. (t. Fisher

Unwin. 15s. not.)—This is an exhaustive examination of the Act. Provision has been made for serving the purpose of the lay as well as of the professional reader ; there is a......

That Rock - Garden Of Ours. By F. Edward Hulme. (t. Fisher

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An Introduction To American Literature. By Henry S....

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A Plain Guide To Investment And Finance. By T. E.

Young, B.A. (Macdonald and Evans. 5s.)—Mr. Evans is the most cautious of guides. Practically ho says: "Keep to gilt-edged securities." He dissuades even against the harmless......

Atria/ Warfare. By R. P. Hearne. (john Lane. 7s. 6d.

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