mitted, if once we begin to cede persons as separate items in the parcels of conveyance. If, as is alternatively urged, these non-resident natives receive an option to choose Ottoman or Balkan nationality, the result will be practically identical for being of Balkan races they will naturally choose to become Greeks or Bulgars. Either way, Turkey loses many subjects actually inhabiting and settled in her restricted dominions. Formerly this would have been ridiculous. It is a tribute to the force of the modern revival of the personal tie of nationality that it no longer

seems so.

The

Library

"And what of this new book?"-Sterne.

"Men disparage not antiquity who prudently exalt new enquiries." -Sir Thomas Browne.

The Dominion Conveyancer. Selected and edited by William Howard Hunter, B.A., of Osgoode Hall, Barrister-at-law. Third edition, revised and enlarged by Hugh S. Bowen. Toronto: The Carswell Co., Ltd. Price,

This third and new edition of the Dominion Conveyancer appears in a greatly improved form both as to arrangement and the number of precedents quoted in the volume, in addition to which banking and company forms are for the first time included and grouped, and the mining forms have been greatly added to and brought up to date. The various statutes referred to in the volume together with the fees for registration and a table shewing Devolution of Estates Act make the present volume not only an up-to-date but a most useful book for a conveyancer to have on his desk for ready reference.

The Contest Against Criminality, Investigation and Probation Work in Sweden. By Harald Saloman, Judge of the City Court of Stockholm.

It is, perhaps, one of the best instances of our modern social system that after the conviction of a criminal he is not entirely cast out, but that the modern tendency is, while making "the punishment fit the crime," the act of punishment itself whether detention or otherwise is reformatory and at the expiration of the period of incarceration an attempt is made to start the criminal on the upward, rather than allow him through lack of attention to continue on the downward, road. In Sweden probation work has been carried on very extensively and with great success, and the little pamphlet by Judge Harald Saloman is particularly interesting and its publication and broadcast distribution. would undoubtedly be a great aid to work of a similar nature now being attempted in Canada.

Debentures and Other Charges. By Herbert W. Jordan, author of "A B C Guide to Company Law, and Practice," "How to Form a Company," &c. London: Jordan & Sons, Ltd.; price, sixpence.

This useful little book is a continuation of a series of Mr. Jordan's works of a similar nature, namely, "A B C Guide to Company Law and Practice" and "How to Form a Company." In defining debentures and their uses, and also abuses, the author is supplying information on a subject generally but vaguely known and any practitioner will find it of great value to him in any work he may have to do in corporation law.

The Senate of Canada, its constitution, powers and duties_historically considered. By Sir George Ross, LL.D., F.R.S.C. Toronto: the Copp Clark Co., Ltd.

This volume is particularly interesting at the present time not only on account of the intimate knowledge of its author, Sir George Ross, but also on account of the interest with which the people of Canada watched the gallant but ineffectual struggle that the veteran statesman made against the grim enemy.

With the question of Senate reform a moot one the conclusions of the author as to the best means of bringing this about must of necessity carry great weight.

The subject has been thoroughly investigated from the time of the Quebec Conference, in fact from the date of Lord Durham's report, up to the present time, and although the Senate very often come into collision with the House of Commons the author shews that the upper chamber is acting wholly within its rights and is fully alive to the fact that it equally with the House of Commons is responsible to the nation as a whole.

Chapters on the Law Relating to the Colonies, to which are appended topical indexes of cases decided in the Privy Council on appeal from the colonies, Channel Islands and the Isle of Man and of cases relating to the colonies decided in the English Courts otherwise than on appeal therefrom. By Sir Charles James Tarring. Knt., sometime Judge of H. B. M. Supreme Consular Court, Constantinople, and H. M.'s consul, late Chief Justice of Grenada, West Indies; fourth edition. London: Stevens and Haynes; price, 22 shillings 6 pence.

The distinguished author, in the fourth edition of this able work, apparently finds himself unable to get away from

the earlier conception of the word "colonies." Apart from the term colony, which at this date has become somewhat objectionable, the matter contained in the book is a concise and lucid expression of the question. Chapter 1 deals with the laws to which colonies are subject, chapter 2, with the executive, chapter 3, with legislative power, chapter 4, the Judiciary and the Bar. Subsequent chapters deal with appeals from the colonies and Imperial Statutes affecting the colonies, with a full index of the cases decided by the Privy Council.

Principles of the Common Law. By John Indermaur and Charles Thwaites. London: Stevens and Haynes; price, 20 shillings. Although, as the author states, this work is intended for the use of students preparing for their examinations it presents the various parts of the subject in a most interesting and readable manner, the author having successfully taken away much of the drudgery incident to preparing a subject of this nature for examination.

In an interesting introduction the origin of common law is defined, the distinction between it and equity outlined, and one or two well known cases are given to impress the subject on the mind of the reader. Part 1 of the work deals with contracts in their many forms; part 2 with torts, and part 3 with damages and evidence. The table of cases is very complete, in addition to which the many references to other works will make the book a particularly desirable one to have on hand for reference.

The Report of the Thirty-sixth Annual Meeting of the American Bar Association, held at Montreal, Sept. 2nd, 1913, is at hand, and is very complete, giving as it does the addresses of the distinguished speakers who appeared before the Association and the discussion of the various subjects which came before the different sections. A very admirable feature of the book is the canons of ethics which were adopted by the Association at its annual meeting in Seattle, Washington, in 1908. The magnitude of a work such as the report of the American Bar Association indicated the virility of the organization itself when one remembers that over eight hundred distinguished men

from all parts of the United States assembled at Montreal for this meeting, which necessitated their leaving their business for from one to two weeks. There need be no fear of degeneracy in a people who for the general weal are capable, annually, of making what undoubtedly must be a sacrifice.

BEST FICTION.

Lays and Lyrics. By Mrs. J. K. Lawson. Toronto: William Briggs.

This little volume comes as a fresh, exhilarating breathfrom the salt sea carrying with it the perfume of the heather as it sweeps over the hills. It is rare indeed that poetry in so high a form as "Oh, to be Gods in Babylon " appears in one volume with such charming little lyrics as "St. Monan," and "My Ain Auld Toon." The poems all speak not only of personal knowledge but with a broad, deep sympathy with the subject of each poem. The Scots dialect is pure and undefiled and wholly unlike what passes for such with those who assume to represent the heart of the Scottish people. Altogether a charming little volume which will be undoubtedly appreciated by those who like poetry and nature.

Behind the Beyond. By Stephen Leacock. Illustrated by A. H. Fish. London: John Lane, the Bodley Head; New York: John Lane Company; Toronto: Bell and Cockburn.

Mr. Leacock's book is full of the most delicate satire and touches lightly on the foibles of society, but at the same time one cannot help but appreciate the truth of some of the sketches. In "A Modern Problem Play," although existing conditions in polite society are lightly touched upon grim reality is apparent from the very beginning and the reader is cognizant that there can be but one ending. In the other sketches the foibles of the various people are exposed in the author's inimitable way, including the tipping nuisance as it exists abroad.

Many readers having personal acquaintance with Mr. Leacock will remember his inimitable sketch of the average boarding house offered to students, and the truth as outlined in this early sketch of the author's satiric humor is evidenced in his later work.