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Boons or REYKRENCE. — Handbook of British East Africa, 1912. Compiled by

H. F. Ward and J. W. Milligan. (Sifton Praed. 4e. 6d. net.)—The compilers are to be congratulated upon the appearance of the first issue of this year-book. It contains much information that is likely to be of use to intending settlers, including a Swahili vocabulary and an excellent map, which may be obtained separately for two shillings.—The Holidays : Where to Stay and What to See, 1912. (Walter Bill. ls.)—Many rail- way companies issue official lists of lodgings and boarding-houses st places reached by their lines. In this book six such publications

are collected—those, namely, issued by the Midland, London and North Western, Great Northern, Great Eastern, Great Western, and Great Central Railways. Short descriptions of the various localities and numerous photographs add to the usefulness of the volume.