NEW BOOKS.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXIX, Issue 13, 28 March 1901, Page 7

NEW BOOKS.

THE CATHOLIC TRUTH BOCIKTT. Mas. Bukkb, the author of the charming little work The Value of Life, has given uh, through the Catholic Truth Sooiety (London), a compact and useful little volume (pp. 92, cloth, 6d) entitled Daily Readingtfor a Month. The readings cover a wide range of subjeots, such as Devotion, Charity, Kindness, Judging our Neighbor, Self-government, Patience, Resignation, etc., and the authors represented are Cardinal Newman, Father Faber, St. Francis de Bales, and oilier voted wrilero. The G.T.S. (London) has also brought out, in neat and attractive style, penny editioua of tho Gospels. Those of St. Mathew, St. Mark, and St. Luke are to hand. The type and paper and general get up are excellent and these little books should do much to foster a love for the Sacred Writings in Catholic homes. They are eminently suited for school use, and the notes by Canon Mclntyre, D.D. (Professor of Scripture at Oscott College) though few, are a decided aid to the elucidation of the text for the laity. An exceedingly useful work has been undertaken by the Bishops of Clifton. It is Ths Early History of the Catholic Church, suited for popular reading. It is to be completed in twelve monthly numbers (are a penny each, about 136 pages), seven of which have been already issued. We strongly recommend this to the laity everywhere. In connection with this we would warmly commend the exoellent Bird's-eye View of Church History (pp. 86, 3d) published by the same Society. Among the valuable reprints issued by the Sooiety are the following, which deserve the widest possible circulation. Mr. Wilfrid Ward's capital paper on The Conservative Genius of the Catholic Church, Father Wilberforce's life of Canon Bathuret, and The Helps if the Laity, by Father Norris. There are several further instalments of Wayside Tales (Id) from the tireless pen of Lady Herbert ; and the Bishop of Clifton contributes a very interesting and instructive history of the venerable Basilica of San Clemente in Rome — the ohief house of the Irish Dominican Fathers. It contains 48 pages, and is enriched with illustrations of those historical mural paintings, etc., which bear mute but eloquent witness to the continuity and indef ectibility of the teachings of the Catholic Church down through the long course of the ages. Other timely publications are Dr. Horton on the Confessional and The Jesuit Obedience. VARIOUS. The gifted young Irishwoman, Miss Mary Banim (who, by the way, is a daughter of John Banim, the noted Irish novelist) is the translator of an interesting life of St. John Baptist de la Salle, the Founder of the Christian Schools. It appears under the title of The Newest Saint, and contains 32 pages demy Bvo (Id.), and is published by the Catholic Truth Society of Ireland (2, Lower Abbey Street, Dublin). The work of the translator is admirably done. Thiß is the 26th pamphlet issued by the C.T.S.I. since its foundation a Bhort time ago. The Tidings Company (Los Angeles, Cal.) have published an exceedingly interesting pamphlet, Footprints of Spanish Padns in New Mexico and Arizona. The title explains the scope of the pamphlet, which is a faithful record of the magnificent devotion of the noble pioneers of Christianity who spread the faith through the vast region between the Rio Grande and the Colorado. There are few countries in Europe which offer so wide a field for the antiquarian and archaeologist as Ireland, and consequently it is interesting to know that in many parts of the country there are associations for the purpose of collecting data regarding county families, old castles and religious houses, and folk lore, and publishing the results of their researches for the benefit of those who have neither the time nor the talent for euch inquiries themselves. One of the most active of these associations is the Cork Historical and Archaaological Society, whose Journal for the quarter ending December we have just received. This Society is nonpolitical and non-sectarian, and has on its council men of all shades of religious and political opinion. It was founded about ten years ago with the object of collecting, preserving, and diffusing all available information regarding the past of the city and county of Cork, and South of Ireland generally. The place of honor is given to ' Records of the Barrys,' in which the history of that well known Cork family is traced with evident care and great minuteness by the late Rev. Father Barry, parish priest of Rathcormac. It might be said that an account of this family was for many years synonymous with the history of Cork for the Lords Barry shared with the McCarthys supremacy in the district. Among other articles are 1 Medals of the Irish Volunteers,' 'List of 17th and 18th Century Cork-printed Books,' in which it is stated that the first newspaper published in the city — the Corh Xt ws Letter — was issued in 1723, and 1 Mourne Abbey and Barrett's Castle.' The Journal is a very creditable production, and is well worthy of support by Corkmen all the world over who take an interest in the history of the city and county.

The ' Sterling ' bicycle has now obtained such a hold on public favor that it needs little recommendation. The sole ageuta in this Colony are Messrs. Morrow, Bassett, and Co., Christchurch, Ashburton, and Dunedin. — „,% Those who have used • Kukos ' tea need no inducement to continue doing so, for its merits recommend it, but those who have not should give it a trial, when they can judge for themselves of its qualities. It can be obtained from leading storekeepers in Otago and Southland in packets and tins. — *% The Railway Department notifies that holiday excursion tickets will be issued between the various stations on the Hurunui-Bluff section from April 3 to 8, and available for return up to and including May 7.— ,%