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The Specials : How They Served London. By Colonel W.

T. Reay. (Heinemann. 5s. net.)—This is a concise and readable history of the Metropolitan Special Constabulary, first organized on August 8th, 1914, who did such admirable work......

England 'under The Yorkists, 1460-1485. Illustrated From...

Isobel D. Thornley. (Longmans, 9s. 6d. net.)--Though primarily intended for the use of under- graduates, this volume of well-chosen extracts from contem- porary sources for the......

For Those Who Have Served : The Service Handbook. Com-

piled by Captain H. H. C. Baird. (The Ex-Service Man, 11 Regent Street. Is. net.)—Captain Baird gives in this useful pamphlet a concise account of the pensions, gratuities, and......

Clerical Incomes. Edited By J. H. B. Masterman. (bell. 6s.

net.)—Churchmen will be profoundly distressed at the revelations of clerical poverty in this book. It consists of plain statements of fact for six typical dioceses—London,......

Jambo, Or With Jannie In The Jungle. By Captain A.

W. Lloyd. (African World. 2s. 6d.)—This collection of thirty clever and amusing drawings illustrates the lighter side of the war in East Africa, as well as the hardships endured......

Village Libraries : A Cuide To Their Formation And Upkeep.

By A. Saylo. (Grant Richards. 5s. net.)—Miss Sayle's book will be of great help to many country people who are anxious to incnase the amenities of village life and do not know......

My Chess Career. By J. R. Capablanca. (bell. 7s. 6d.

net.) —Any one who is interested in chess should read this remarkable book. Seiler Capablanca gives a brief account of his life, and then proceeds to annotate the principal......

Khaki And Cassock. By Kenneth T. Henderson. (melbourne :...

and Mullen. 5s.)—Mr. Henderson served in France as a chaplain with the Australian Corps. His short sketches of life at the front are vivid and uncommon. We are interested......

A History Of The Venerable English College, Rome. By...

Gasquet. (Longmans. 15s. net.)—Cardinal Gasquet's scholarly book covers a long period of history, for the English College, founded in 1579, grew out of a fourteenth-century......

Hill's Portuguese-english And English-portuguese...

(Leopold B. Hill. 2s. net.)— This handy little dictionary deserves a friendly word of commendation. Portuguese is not only an interesting language with a great literature. It is......

The Republic Of Liberia. By R. C. F. Maugham. (allen

and Unwin. 18s. net.)—Mr. Maugham, who has served as Consul- General at Monrovia and has spent most of his official life in Africa, has written an excellent account of Liberia,......

Select Cases Before The King's Council, 1243-1482. Edited...

S. Leadam and J. F. Baldwin. (Harvard University Press for the Selden Society.)—The late Mr. Leadam began to compile this book and Professor Baldwin has finished it, giving the......