31 MARCH 1923, Page 24

The First Forty Years. 1881-1920. With a Foreword by the

Bishop of London. (S.P.C.K. 5s. net.)

A history of the Church of England Waifs and Strays Society in the form of yearly reports. Mountains of statistics weigh down the text and show the Society to be in an increas- ingly safe financial position. The receipts for 1920 were 2272,849. There are now 107 of the Society's homes in England.