31 JANUARY 1925, Page 26

The People's Year Book is the official record of Co-operative

activities. It also contains a mass of extraneous informa- tion, some of it zealous propaganda, and, in particular, a group of articles on " Free Trade versus Protection," written from the points of view of various European countries. The surveys of the year's work in science, literature and, especially, the theatre are ably written, and altogether the book, with its many illustrations, is very good value.