17 DECEMBER 1887, Page 31

Whitaker's Almanack for 1888.—We always welcome Whitaker's Almanack, which is

perhaps the completest in the United Kingdom, and the fullest of new information. In the number for 1888 there are some very valuable papers,—for example, one on German trade and German competition, and amongst the shorter papers, one on the Forth Bridge. The volume is larger than even that of last year, which was, we believe, an advance on that of all previous years.