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THE REVIEW OF REVIEWS FOR AUSTRALASIA. 

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Editor-ix-Chikf 

 W. T. STEAD. 



Australasian Editor : 

 WILLIAM H. JUDKINS. 



CONTENTS FOR JUNE, 1906. 



Pace 

 Sir John and Lady Forrest at the Sphinx— 1" rout ispieie 



Progress of the World 43J 



Distinguished Early Australians. 1> Kiv. K. I. 



W;iikin, D.I) 447 



The Tasmanian Elections ... • ■ ■■ •■■ 452 



The Melbourne Seismograph and'tbe San Franciico 



Earthquake ... 456 



A Fool's P.iradise ... 475 



Land Monopoly in Tasmania. I'.y l'i.-icy ML-t;gy ...459 

 Interviews on Topics of the Month: 



The .\e\v Hebrides: IJr. Matdciiiuld 462 



The .Melbourne City Mission: liev. E. Steggall 463 



Why Should We B« Buried Alive? Miss Und-af- 



Uaiteby 464 



Australian Iinniigratioii : Sir Jolin Forrest 465 



The Armenians; Eev. Dr. Raynolda 467 



Character Sketch — 



The Xew French Ministry 



468 



Leading Articles in the Reviews- 



What Ihink Ve of Christ? 



The (ireateat of tlie Holienzollerns 



Kr;im*e as Banker to Japan 



A Deniocratif Germany 



A Master of the l.yrie 



The (irowth of Plutooracy in America .. 



The De«tiny of the West Indies 

 'I'tie Doom of tlie Burmese 

 Iiulia a Nation 



'I'he Trumpeter of Sakkingen 



Tlie (ierman Boaey Man 



4 (irislv Ghost Story : 



Mr. Keir Hardies lalxuir Budget 



The '.atest Phase of .American Protection 

 Christian .\chievement by Christian Endeavour 

 The Deafli and Burial of Conservatism 



Beauty as a Factor in Production 



British Columbia 



Lord Milner in South Africa 



The Blood-relationship of Man and Apes 



The Chinese Question 



Blackwood in Hysteric* 



How to Keform Procedure 



Problems Before tlie New Government 



•■ A New House for the Commons " 



476 



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