10 FEBRUARY 1923, Page 42

THE LANDING OF VAN RIEBEECK. By John R. Lawn. CHRISTMAS

IN SOUTH AFRICA. By Mary R. Boyd. (Capetown : T. Maskew Miller. 2s. each.) Mr. Lawn's capable narrative poem, interspersed with religious lyrics, is the Bardic Poem of the South African Eisteddfod, 1922. Miss Boyd's lyrics have charm. Both books are illustrated with many attractive photographs.