7 JANUARY 1905, Page 31

Sons o' 'Men. By G. B. Lancaster. (A. Melrose. 6s.)—Mr.

G. B. Lancaster, whose name we confess is quite unknown to us, gives us in Sons o' Men an interesting collection of short stories about the distant parts of the Empire. New Zealand is the scene of most of the stories, and readers of his book will have a much more clear idea of certain sides of life there than they had before. Mr. Lancaster reaches a high level of excellence in

The Story of Wi," in which he treats a very poignant theme successfully, and points out one of the great difficulties which lie in wait for the conscientious makers of an Empire.