“Printed and Published

In B.S.I.”

We have been much interested to re ceive a special parcel of eight different books from the Melanesian Mission Press, established on the island of Guadalcanal in the British Solomons.

These have been sent to us by Mr. Isom, the printer in charge of this establish ment, to show what can be done by his staff and plant. The character and qual ity of the work is certainly calculated to open the eyes of a mainland printer.

Some of the books are neatly bound in paper covers, but others have been done in stiff imitation leather covers, and are nicely sewn and bound —the work com pleted in a way that would be a credit to any printing office in any part of the world. The books, of course, are all books required in connection with church services and are all in the native language.

The production of these books printed in the native language, and in this fashion, gives a remarkable demonstra tion of the progress made in the Solo mon Islands by the Melanesian Mission since the martyred missionary, Bishop Patteson, went among these savages some seventy years ago.