24 JUNE 1911, Page 24

Eastern Pacific Lands. By F. W. Christian. (Robert Scott, 7s.

6d. net.)—Tahiti and the Marquesas Islands are the region which Mr. Christian sets himself to describe. It is a somewhat melancholy story, as compressed in the Preface, which has been contributed by Mr. Martin Luther Rouse. The country is beautiful, the climate all that can be desired, and nature prodigal in its bounty, but man is failing ; and, it would seem, he has failed most quickly and most completely where he had the cannibal habit. The book is full of interesting matter set off by good illustrations.