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Government House. By Alice Perrin. (cassell. 7s. 6d....

is hardly worthy of Mrs. Perrin's reputation. The story is on the familiar lines of the governess- heroine. It is difficult to believe in the sudden "infatuation born of a......

The Secret Of The Flames. By Ralph Rodd. (collins. 7s.

6d. net.)—An exciting detective story which opens with a fire, watched by a young doctor through a hole in the shutters of the room in which it takes place. The flames are......

Finance-public And Private

TRADE OR SECURITIES ? BY ARTHUR W. KIDDY. IT is regarded more or less as an axiom in business and financial affairs that we cannot have at one and the same time a boom in......

Short Notices

The. Gay Intrigue. By Jack Kahane. (Grant Richards. 7s. 6d. net.)-L-Vhe note of this novel is set in a gallant adventure at a masquerade which takes place in the first chapter.......

The Other Woman. By Frank Stayton. (nash And Grayson. 7s.

6d. net.)—Deals with a case of loss of memory. The reader has been given a hint as to what the consequences Of this will be in a preface; There are some charming pictures of......

Business Man And What Became Of Him. - We Could

- not comment on the mystery without revealing the solution, which will be guessed only by the very experienced reader.......

Dabbleng 1n The Dew

The Wonder Book of Plant Life. By Henri Fabre. Translated Illustrated. (Bodley Head. 12s. Gd. net.) Prints from Many Trails: By H. M. Batten. illustrated. (Herbert Jenkins.12s.......