It Is A Long Time Since We Have Seen Such
an exquisite tribute to the beauty of one of the English counties as Berkshire Vale (Blackwell, 15s.), by Mr. Wilfred Howe-Nurse and Mr. Cecil Aldin. The book owes its......
Founded 'in 1835 As A Local Institution, The Deposits Of
the Savings Bank of Airdrie have now reached over £3,500,000. The story of this bank is told in an intimate and pleasant way by Mr. James Knox in The Triumph 'of Thrift. (Baird......
In The. Spectator Of December 24th, The Price Of A
Diary of Thomas de Quincey, published by Noel Douglas, was given as 15s. Od. It should have been £1 ls. Od.......
If The Chelsea Song Book (the Cresset Press, 15s.) Is
really representative of the songs - they sing in Chelsea—we have no idea whether it is or not—then Chelsea must com- mand our admiration. Here are twenty excellent old songs,......
The Cresset Press Will Earn The Gratitude Of All Garden-
lovers and fishermen who can secure one or both of its delicious reprints of William Lawson's A New Orchard and Garden (12s. 6d.) and Gervase Markham's The Pleasures of Princes......
Home, The Illustrated Australian Monthly Published At...
revelation of what progress is being made in publishing in Sydney. The beautiful illustrations of the scenic and human loveliness in Australia, the society articles, the Copious......
Two British Statesmen, And Only Two, Are Among The...
Guides, Philosophers and Friends whose charac , ters are studied in a kindly and thoughtful book by Dr. C. F. Thwing, the well-known President Emeritus of Western Reserve......
The British Continental Press (51 Carey Street, W.c. 2) Send
us the first number of a supplement of the Textil - Zeitung, which has been distributed to 50,000 readers all over Central Europe with the object of .promoting co-operation with......
Some Books Of The Week
THAT very wise book, Mr. Edwin Smith's Golden Stool, insists on a previous study of anthropology for any white administrator who is set over a non-European people. The......
General Knowledge Questions
Indian Questions 1. Which are the three chief religions of India ? 2. Which, and how large, is the largest Native State ? 3. What causes plague ? 4. Which large province of the......
The Short Story Competition
COMPETITORS will be interested to hear that there have been an unusual number of entries for the Short Story Competition. We hope to publish the winning story in our issue of......