the Dominion. -Published by Autho1 ty. of The Honourable Hi.
Stevens, ister of Trade and Pinance. FP. A. Acland, Printer to H, M. the King, Ottawa. $1.50.
The publication of this valuable annual on Canada is always welcome. This excellent issue, which is the latest. of a long line beginning, from the first year of the Domi-/nion, is simply packed with informa.
Love Feristi—By Evans Wall. Laurie, London. 7/6
From the description on the cover. of "Love Fetish" T thought it, [would be a book which none but the ith its "unrestrained Pall irating Li mists," "and alpitaling life" ete.
Actually the book is restrained and. ver able and'at no. time reaches "the absurdly unreal film-land situations the advertisement had made us fear. There wre misty swamps certainly, Wont, Disonoex Axo. Rgcoxsmucrion, "An Epitome of the Economic Situation—By Hubert Bake, Allen, Unwin, London.
While the reading public is. ha ing poured on its devoted head mass of literature propounding solu. tions for the economic crisis and Schemes for reconstruction, useful to have presented in Tueid land handy form an account of the actual developments which have led [up to and are controlling the crisis.
Blake in thus dealing with thi Incidentally, it is also a plea for a ¢hange in the policy" of" politic isolation which, us it points out, an annehronism 'While the world's economic development - supersedes natural and national barriers. Written with these definite aims, therefore, -is necessarily somewhat limited in ite appeal. It should go down well with the public for whom itis' designed, But it" must. be frankly admitted" that the China resident, and also the large number the United States who are bet-tex informed on matters of foreign policy than. the author appears to Imagine, will probably not be inter ested. 'They may be amused by some of the blunders it" contains, but it is unlikely that they will pay it any' further" attention.
'These, "blunders, be it said to the credit, of the author, apparent: Iy'arise from the fact' that the Yook'ig written from the heart and not from the hewd.. 'That. is to say, its sentiments are admirable but' they do not appear "to. be derived "from any Teasoned fami Hiavity' with the facts; rather from a liberal sympathy which most ple, will. unhesitatingly 0
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