5 JANUARY 1924, Page 30

Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, 1924, has a noteworthy addition

in the form of a Diplomatic Section containing details of the officials of Foreign Embassies and Legations. But, of course, the most astonishing section of Burke is the list of all persons who have claim to Precedency, with details of their exact positions in the scale of precedence. Such a host of people would seem more suitable to an Eastern dynasty, though it is true that only the rulers of Japan can claim a longer history than our own Royal Family.