Review of Reviews, 1/12/13. 



LEADING ARTICLES. 



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THE MAGAZINES IN BRIEF. 



The " Grand Magazine " for Novem- 

 ber is a readable number for those whose 

 tastes incHne to fiction. Mr. H. G. 

 Wells writes the concluding chapters of 

 " The Passionate Friends." In addition 

 to a long complete story, " An Account 

 with Cupid," by John Fleming Wilson, 

 there are ten short stories, all of merit. 

 " The Hour— and the Man," by Alan J. 

 Thompson, is particularly interesting. 



A magazine that strongly appeals to 

 those that keep poultry for pleasure or 

 profit is " The Illustrated Poultry Re- 

 cord." The issue for October is full of 

 articles and illustrations of the utmost 

 practical value. Mr. Edward Brown, in 

 a paper on " Stricken Poultry Industry," 

 reports upon an outbreak of disease 

 among chickens in the Malines District 

 of Belgium. The contents of the maga- 

 zine clearly indicate that poultry-keep- 

 ing is now regarded as a serious indus- 

 try. 



In an article, " My Sangs and My- 

 sel'," in the November " Royal," Mr. 

 Harry Lauder gives an account of his 

 early struggles, and the way in which 

 he won success. There are several excel- 

 lent characteristic portraits of the writer. 

 A number of other articles, with a 

 variety of illustrations, are included in 

 this issue, which fully maintains the 

 magazine's reputation for placing be- 

 fore its 'eaders interesting matter. 



Special articles — there are seven — and 

 a budget of fiction, all by competent 

 writers, are the features of " The Pall 

 Mall Magazine " for November. Boyle 

 Lawrence's paper on " The Theatre," il- 

 lustrated with beautiful portraits of 

 theatrical personages, is a notable con- 

 tribution to a number that is interesting 

 and instructive from cover to cover. 



The November issue of " The Boy's 

 Own Paper " commences a new volume. 

 An attractive feature is a coloured plate, 

 by V. Wheeler-Holdhan, of the football 

 colours of public schools. Not only 

 does the editor provide interesting 

 stories suitable for boys, but he also 

 cleverly contrives to introduce articles 

 of an instructive character, such as " In 

 the Workshop: the ' B.O.P.' Wireless 

 Telegraph." W. H. Lorriman writes in- 



formatively about gardening for boys. 



" Everyone's," under the editorship of 

 Miss Flora Klickmarm, now takes rank 

 as one of the most attractive monthlies. 

 The list of contributors includes the 

 names of some notable people — Jean 

 Ignace Paderewski and Claude Grahame- 

 White, for instance. The editor must 

 be congratulated on her successful 

 transformation of what was a somewhat 

 commonplace periodical into a live 

 magazine of much merit. 



The " Irish Review " for October pre- 

 sents its readers with contributions from 

 competent writers dealing with politics, 

 poetry, Gaelic literature, stories, and re- 

 views. James Connolly states the case, 

 for Labour in Dublin, and concludes by 

 asserting that the Trades Unions will 

 " lay the foundation for an orderly 

 transformation of society in the future, 

 into a more perfect and juster social 

 order." 



A really colossal effort is being made- 

 in the Belgian Congo to foster agricul- 

 ture. The Government employs at least 

 lOO European officers, and 10,000 native, 

 workers ; there is also an offer of thirty 

 officials at Brussels to superintend gener- 

 ally. Nearly one-tenth of the expendi- 

 ture goes in this way. To save time, and 

 to obtain the advantage of the experi- 

 ence of other countries, several special- 

 ists have visited India, Malaya, and the. 

 United States to study the local sys- 

 tems. In one Government garden — 

 Eala — there are eight Europeans, and 

 550 native workmen ; in it are to be seen 

 numerous varieties of every tropical 

 plant, and careful note is taken of the. 

 most successful results. In Belgium it- 

 self, the value of instruction in agri- 

 culture is better appreciated, perhaps, 

 than in any other country ; there are. 

 more than 6000 farmers' sons attending 

 the agricultural schools. — " The Colonial; 

 Journal." 



The November " Treasury " has a 

 strong list of contributors, including Mr. 

 Athelstan Riley, who writes informingly- 

 on " Hymn-Times and Sequences." Mr. 

 E. Hermitage Day, in his article on, 

 " Epitaphs," opens with this paragraph : 

 "Detestable indeed is the jesting epi- 



