26 JANUARY 1895, Page 12

We have received a fifth edition of The Practical Guide

to Algiers, by George W. Harris (G. Philip and Son). We are told that it has been thoroughly revised up to date (the preface to this edition, indeed, bears the date " Algiers, 1895 "), and that it has " new maps and illustrations." A more complete index would be an improvement. At present we find very little but names. Subjects might be noticed. An Englishman naturally looks for the item " Sport." Failing to find the word, he has to hunt through the volume for information,—exactly the trouble which an index should save him.