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BOOKS OF REFERENCE, &v. Herbert Fry's Royal Guide to the

Principal London and Other Charities. (Churchman Publishing Co. 2s. net.) This guide is the oldest of its kind and still in some ways the most convenient to use because the charities are ranged in a single alphabetical list, with compact and accurate notes on each. In the index the institutions are classified and in the preface some specially deserving or necessitous charities are described. Never was there a greater need for these varied and admirable organizations • never was the difficulty of raising funds and making ends meet more acute. The little book illustrates the magnitude of the problem and yet leaves us hopeful.