NEW BOOKS AND NEW EDITIONS.

The American Journal of International Law: A Quarterly: With Supplement: October, 1917: published by The American Society of International Law, by Oxford University Press, 35 West 32nd Street, N.Y.

The October number of this very handsome periodical contains, inter alia, A Unique International Problem, by Robert Lansing, being an account of the questions before the international conference which was in session at Christiania, in Norway, when the war broke out relating to the Archipelago of Spitzbergen; The International High Commission and Pan American Co-operation, by W. G. McAdoo, being an account of the proceedings at the First Pan American Financial Conference, which assembled at Washington, in May, 1915; Shall there be War after the War, The Economic Conference at Paris, by John Bates Clark; Violation of Treaties: Bad Faith, Non-execution and Disregard, by Denys P. Myers; and The American Attitude toward Capture at Sea, by Harold Scott Quigley.

We have also received:

Roman Law in the Modern World, by Charles P. Sherman, D.C.L., Assistant Professor of Roman Law, Yale University Law School, Curator Yale Wheeler Library of Roman Continental-European and Latin-American Law: Published by The Boston Book Company, 83 Francis Street, Boston, Mass. 3 Vols. $13.

A special Review of this very notable book will follow shortly.

Torrens System Mortgages with Chapters on Notice, Fraud, and Caveat, by Walter S. Scott, LL.D. (Dublin), of Lincoln's Inn, London, and the Bar of Alberta: Toronto: Carswell Co., Ltd.: 1918; London: Sweet and Maxwell, Ltd. Pp. 322 and Table of Cases: Price, $5.

Review will follow.

Committee on Professional Ethics of the New York County Lawyers' Association: Questions respecting Proper Professional Conduct with The Committee's Answers: Questions 1 to 149 inclusive (except Question 141 still pending): Rooms of New York County Lawyers' Association, 165 Broadway, New York City,

N.Y.

The Labour Gazette: published monthly by The Department of Labour, Canada: Vol. XVIII, No. 1. January: Ottawa, King's Printer.

Workmen's Compensation Law Journal: William Otis Badger, Jr., Editor: Annual subscription, $10 in advance; Single copies, $1. Published by C. C. Hine's Sons Company, 100 William St., New York.

Published

Industrial Canada: Vol. XVIII, No. 6, Ottawa, 1917. by the Canadian Manufacturers' Association, Toronto. $2 per year.

This number contains an Article by F. W. Wegenast on Changes in the Dominion Companies Act.

THE GAZETTES.

The Canada Gazette for Jan. 12th contains a proclamation bringing into force sec. 3 of 7-8 Geo. V., c. 10, entitled "An Act to repeal The Ocean Telegraph Act."

It also contains a proclamation calling together the Dominion parliament for Feb. 28th. The Canada Gazette for Feb. 9th contains the appointment of G. J. Desbarats, C.M.G. C.E., Deputy Minister of the Naval Service, and Wm. A. Found, Superintendent of Fisheries, as Commissioners on behalf of Canada, at a joint conference to consider the proposals for a settlement of outstanding fishery questions with the United States government.

The Manitoba Gazette for Jan. 19th, contains the Speech from the Throne delivered by Sir. James Aikins, which contains the eloquent passage:

"Despite the fact that you meet once more under the cloud of the terrific struggle that still casts its pall over a whole world, we have cause to be thankful for many things, among others:

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For those brave and chivalrous Canadians who, in scorn of comfort and self-interest, adventured their fine future and their lives to save us and our country from the dominion of our enemies. Their valour and unconquerable determination in action, their cheerful and uncomplaining spirit under all difficulties and sufferings, have brought to Canada a glory that can never die."

LOCAL AND PERSONAL.

The Hon. W. F. A. Turgeon, Attorney-General of Saskatchewan, has been offered, and refused the Chief Justiceship of the Court of King's Bench in that pro

vince.

Captain Keith C. Macgowan, of the law firm of McQuarrie, Martin, Cassady, and Macgowan, of New Westminster, B.C., has been awarded the Military Cross for his work at Passchendaele.

Mr. Howard A. Hall, third-year law student, of Toronto, has been awarded the James Bicknell prize, having received the highest mark in commercial law.

We regret to see the following deaths reported

since our last issue.1

John H. Munson, K.C., of Winnipeg, on 8th inst., at Winnipeg.

W. B. A. Ritchie, K.C., of Vancouver, B.C., at Van

couver on Dec. 25th last.

Wm. Alexander McLean, barrister, of Guelph, Ont., at Guelph,

on 10th ult.

John F. Faulds, of London, Ont., on the 20th ult.,

at London.

Ernest Victor Bodwell, K.C., of Vancouver and Victoria, B.C., on 14th ult., at New Westminster, B.C. 'It is almost impossible to prevent occasional inaccuracies in the obituary column of the C. L. T. Corrections will be always gratefully received and duly recorded in our next issue.

We have to acknowledge

a correction which a correspondent has kindly made, in respect to a notice, in our last issue, of the death of "Henry" Greenless, of London, Ont., at London, Ont., on December 23rd. An inaccurate newspaper

clipping led to this error.

lees," associated in practice at the time of his death with Messrs. Fraser

The name should have been "Andrew Green

and Moore, of London, Ont.

M. D. Fraser, K.C., of London, Ont., on 25th ult., at London.

J. V. Guilfoyle, B.A., LL.B., barrister, of Timmins, Ont., on 29th ult., at the Military Hospital, Newmarket, Ont.

Daniel A. McLellan, of Sydney Mines, N.S., on or about the 4th ult., at Boston, Mass

Polydore Langlais, notary, of Fraserville, Que., on 5th ult., at Rivière-du-Loup, Que.

J. O. Lamarche, notary, of St. Henri de Mascouche, on Dec. 29th last, at St. Henri de Mascouche.