10 JANUARY 1903, Page 24

Of Directories we have to acknowledge The Royal Blue Book

(Kelly's Directories, Ss. net). This is the January, or first, issue for the current year.—The Church Directory and Almanac. (J. Nisbet and Co. 2s. net.)-1 volume which has the advantage of being the cheapest and most compact of books that are con- cerned with the benefices and clergy of the Church of England.