4 JULY 1914, Page 34

The Annual Register, 1913. (Longman.s and Co. 18s.)—This long-established annual

provides the politician and the journalist with a very convenient and trustworthy review of the public events of the past year, both at home and abroad. The only criticism we have to make on it is that its utility would be much increased if it were possible to issue it earlier in the year, to do which is mainly a question of editorial organization. In other respects we have no fault to find with it : alike for comprehensiveness and accuracy it has earned a well-deserved reputation.