Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa, including a Sketch of Sixteen Years' Residence in the Interior of Africa, by DAVID LIVINGSTONE, with portrait and full-page illustrations (Ward, Lock and Co., London). A new edition of Dr. Livingstone's celebrated work, which at the present time will be perused with renewed and intense interest.

The Boer War: its Causes and its Interests to Canadians, with a Glossary of Cape Dutch and Kafir Terms, by E. B. BIGGAR. Fourth edition (Biggar, Samuel and Co., Toronto and Montreal). A well-written short sketch of the Boers and the war, by a Canadian, to his fellowcountrymen, on his return to Canada, after spending five years in South Africa. He shows the great interest which Canadians ought to take in the consolidation of South Africa under British rule. There is appended a table of distances. The glossary of Cape Dutch and Kafir terms will be found very useful to the English reader.

Britain and the Boers. Who is responsible for the War in South Africa? by Lewis APPLETON, F.R.H.S. (Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent and Co., London). An exceedingly useful work for reference, containing the despatches and other documents in chronological order from August 3, 1881, to October 10, 1899, a review of the correspondence, a history of the controversy, and quotations, giving the opinions of our eminent public men from October 11 to December 1, 1899.

True Stories of South Africa, by A SOLDIER (Thomas Burleigh, London). Well-written and chatty stories of the war against the Basutos and other districts in South Africa, including "A Night with the Outposts," "A Narrow Escape," "Women, Soldiers, and Pumpkins," "The Biter Bit," and other interesting particulars in the life and experience of a soldier in time of war.

Special Map of South Africa to illustrate the Military Operations, 1900 (W. and A. K. Johnston, Edinburgh and London). A large and distinctly coloured map, showing the British colonies, the late Orange Free State, and the Transvaal, with letter-press denoting the various districts, their respective distances, and a diary of the war up to date.

Pocket Guide to Paris. Conty's Practical Guides (A. Nion, 30, Gerrard Street, Soho, London, W.). In view of the Paris Exhibition, this guide will be found exceedingly useful to English and American visitors. Besides numerous illustrations of streets, buildings, etc., and a guide to the whole city, it gives in a handy and concise form practical hints as to hotels, how to economize time, cost of living, and other useful information.

We acknowledge with thanks the reception of the following: Report of the Director of Public Instruction in the Bombay Presidency for the Year 1898-99 (Government Central Press, Bombay);- The Argosy, Nos. 1, 2, 3, 1900 (George Allen, London);-Tuberculosis, the

Journal of the National Association for the Prevention of Consumption and other Forms of Tuberculosis, vol. i., No. 2 (published by the Association, 20, Hanover Square, W.);-The Indian Review, vol. i., 1900, Nos. 1 and 2 (G. A. Natesan and Co., Madras);- The National Magazine, New Series, a monthly review, vol. xiii., No. 10, October, 1899 (The Muhammadan Orphans' Press, Calcutta) ;-Journal of the Buddhist Text and Anthropological Society, edited by Sarat Chandra Das, C.I.E., vol. vi., part iv., 1898 (Baptist Mission Press, Luzac and Co., Calcutta) ;- The Periodical, Nos. ix., x., xi. (Henry Frowde, Oxford University Press Warehouse, Amen Corner, London, F.C.);-Annual Report of the Smithsonian Institution, 1897, United States Museum, part i. (Government Printing Office, Washington, 1899);-From George Newnes, Limited, London: The Strand Magazine for January, February, and March-The Captain for January, February, and March-The Wide World Magazine for January, February, and March-The Sunday Strand Magazine for January, February, and March-Tit-Bits, weekly-The Royal Atlas, parts 16-18-The Arabian Nights, parts 13-15-The King of Illustrated Papers, weekly-Unbeaten Tracts in Japan, by Mrs. Bishop, parts 3, 4;—The Koloniale Zeitschrift, No. 1, January, 1900, edited by Dr. Hans Wagner (Leipzig, fortnightly); -The American Journal of Semitic Languages and Literatures (continuing "Hebraica"), vol. xvi., No. 2 (The University of Chicago Press, Luzac and Co.;-Biblia, the American monthly of Oriental Research (Meriden, Conn., U.S.A.);-La Revue des Revues (Paris);-La Revue Générale Belge (Brussels); -- Rivista Minerva (Rome); - The Contemporary Review (Isbister and Co., London);-The National Review (E. Arnold);-The Indian Magazine and Review (A. Constable and Co., London);— The North American Review, January, February, and March (New York);The Madras Review (Thompson and Co., Minerva Press, Madras);— Le Tour du Monde (Hachette, London and Paris);-Le Bulletin des Sommaires (Paris);-Revue Tunisienne, organe de l'Institut de Carthage, (Tunis);-Public Opinion, the American weekly (New York);-The Living Age (Boston, U.S.A.);-The Monist (The Open Court Publishing Company, Chicago, U.S.A., and Kegan Paul and Co., London);-Current Literature (New York);-The Canadian Gazette (London);-The Harvest Field (Foreign Missions Club, London);-Sphinx, vol. iii., parts 2, 3;Bibliothèque Egyptologique (Williams and Norgate, Upsala and London).

For want of space we regret we are obliged to postpone reviews of the following important works till our next issue: Sacred Books of the East, Satapatha Brahmana, vol. xliv., part v., Books XI., XII., XIII., XIV. Julius Eggeling, edited by Max Müller (Henry Frowde, Oxford Clarendon Press;-In Moorish Captivity: an Account of the " Tourmaline" Expedition to Sus, 1897-98, by H. M. Grey (Edward Arnold, London);-Innermost Asia: Travel and Sport in the Pamirs, by Ralph P. Cobbold (late 60th Rifles), with maps and illustrations-The Mysteries of Chronology, with proposal for a new English era, to be called the Victorian, by F. F. Arbuthnot

(William Heinemann, London, 1900);—The Romance of Australian Exploring, by G. Firth Scott, with maps and illustrations (S. Low, Marston and Co., London, 1899);-The Practical Study of Languages, a guide for teachers and learners, by Henry Sweet, M.A., PH.D., LL.D., with tables and illustrative quotations (J. M. Dent and Co., London, 1899);—Impressions of South Africa, by James Bryce, third edition, revised-South Africa of To-Day, by Captain F. Younghusband, c.1. E., with illustrations ;-Southern Arabia, by Theodore Bent and Mrs. Theodore Bent (Smith, Elder and Co., London, 1900);-The Races of Man: an Outline of Anthropology and Ethnography, by J. Deniker, SC.D. (Paris), with 176 illustrations and two maps, The Contemporary Science Series (Walter Scott, Limited, London, 1900);—The Story of the Australian Bushrangers, by George E. Boxall (Swan Sonnenschein and Co., Limited, London, 1899);-The Chahar Magala ("four discourses") of Nidhāmi-i-‘Arūdi-i-Samarqandi, translated by E. G. Browne, M.A., M.B. (Luzac and Co., London, 1900).

SUMMARY OF EVENTS.

INDIA: GENERAL.-The Viceroy asked all the provincial Governments in India to convene public meetings in aid of the Famine Fund, and on February 24 presided at a meeting held in the Calcutta Town Hall to form a Famine Relief Fund. His Excellency read a long list of liberal subscriptions promised, headed by a donation of £6,000 from Her Majesty the Queen-Empress. Subscriptions to nearly 7 lacs of rupees were subscribed by Calcutta alone; amongst them are the following: The Viceroy, Rs. 10,000; Lady Curzon, Rs. 10,000; Sir Jotendro Mohan Tagore, Rs. 10,000; the Maharaja of Mymensingh, Rs. 5,000; Raja Ranjit Singh, Rs. 2,000, etc. H.H. the Maharaja Holkar has given a grant of 5 lacs of rupees. The Maharaja of Jeypore a donation of 15 lacs.

The Mansion House Famine Fund amounted on March 23 to £144,000.

The numbers on relief at the beginning of the year were: Bombay, 523,000; Panjab, 111,000; Central Provinces, 1,173,000; Berar, 199,000; Ajmir, 111,000; Rajputana, 199,000; Central India, 37,000; Bombay States, 330,000; Baroda, 61,000; North-West Provinces, 4,000; Panjāb Native States, 1,000; total, 2,753,000. On March 23, the number is as follows: Bombay, 1,291,000; Panjab, 242,000; Central Provinces, 1,494,000; Berar, 329,000; Ajmir Marwara, 110,000; Rajputana States, 447,000; Central India States, 119,000; Bombay Native States, 474,000; Baroda, 59,000; North-West Provinces, 3,000; Panjab Native States, 7,000; Central Province Native States, 47,000; Haiderabad, 182,000; Madras, 6,000; total, 4,810,000.

The plague is fast increasing in Bengal, where there were 4,725 deaths from the disease in the third week in March.

On March 2 Lord Curzon went on a tour to Assam, where he met with a very cordial reception. During his visit, and in reply to an address at Ganhati, he said: "The fact that not a single word of complaint has been expressed in any address regarding the late appalling earthquake, and the havoc which it caused, has stamped the people as a courageous race." He added that the present system of carrying out the railway construction programme was inelastic and faulty, and that he was endeavouring to improve it. He regretted that he was unable to grant Assam a permanent seat on the Legislative Imperial Council. He thanked the people for their loyalty. His visit has given the utmost pleasure to all classes of the Province.

The Indian Tea Association has just published returns showing the outturn of the crop of 1899. This amounted to 174,856,000 lb. There was a marked increase in Assam, Cachar, Sylhet, and the Dooars, but a decrease in Darjeeling district.

The Maharaja of Darbhangah gave a grand fête in Calcutta in February last, when Lord and Lady Curzon, and over a thousand guests were present. His Highness has subscribed Rs. 12,000 to the Transvaal War Fund for the relief of the widows, orphans, and wounded. Amongst other

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subscribers are two Ward Raj Estates-Hutwa and Burdwan-Rs. 10,000 each; Tikari, Rs. 7,500; the Nawab Asadullah of Dacca, the Maharaja Monindra Chandra Nandi of Kassimbazar, and the Maharao Umaid Singh (ruling chief of Kotah), Rs. 5,000 each.

The Viceroy has presented the Cross of the Bath to Colonel the Maharaj Adhiraj Sir Pratab Singh, of Patiala, for services rendered in the Mohmand Expedition of 1897, and in Tirah.

The Indian Mines Bill, by which it was sought to impose vexatious restrictions on labour, thus handicapping the coal and the gold industries, has been postponed for a year, in order that further information may be obtained.

The Copyright Press Bill has been postponed for further consideration, in consequence of numerous objections from all sides.

The total gold in reserve held in India is now about 8 crores of rupees. Mr. John Power Wallis, barrister-at-law, has been appointed AdvocateGeneral at Madras in lieu of Mr. Arnold White, who has become Chief Justice.

The Russian Government has appointed M. de Klemm, an official in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Consul-General at Bombay.

The report of the Indo-European Telegraph Department for 1898-99 shows a net profit of Rs. 6,97,303 on the year's working, which gives a return of 6:03 per cent. on the capital invested, against that of 6'57 of the preceding year.

The net receipts last year of the Indian Post Office increased by Rs. 3,91,000, while the charges only rose by Rs. 67,000. The net financial surplus was Rs. 22,21,000, as compared with 18 lacs in the previous year.

The Commander-in-Chief, General Sir William Lockhart, died in Calcutta on March 18.

The Indian Budget statement for the year 1900-1901 was presented at the Viceroy's Council on March 21. The accounts for 1898-99 closed with a surplus of £2,641,000. The surplus for 1899-1900, in spite of a famine expenditure of £2,055,000, amounted to £2,553,000. It is estimated that next year there will be a surplus of £160,000, notwithstanding a famine expenditure of £3,335,000, and an increase of £746,000 in the military estimates.

India has met all demands for famine relief and railway construction without borrowing, and has passed to a gold standard through ordinary trade operations without adding to her indebtedness.

The total trade for all India for the ten months ending January 31, 1900, was greater than for the same period in 1899, which was considered an abnormal year.

The fifteenth Indian National Congress was held at Lucknow from December 27 to December 30 last. Nearly a thousand delegates were present, including over four hundred Muhammadans. There were 5,000 visitors. The Congress unanimously passed a resolution in favour of the separation of judicial and executive functions. It protested against the Panjab Land Alienation Bill, on the ground that it was calculated