ON THE DRAGON SEAS
By Captain Nyberg
On the Dragon Seas (Hurst and Blaekett, 12s. ad.) is in its way a very colourful book. It is only to be supposed that after fifteen years knocking about in Far Eastern witteis Captain Nyberg would have some strange stories to tell. His adventures range. from the usual fracas over geisha girls in a Manchurian seaport to free-booting among the lesser known South Sea islands on behalf of the British Government during the Great War. There are typhoons of course ; and during the worst of them two elephants of a travelling circus released most of the animals, including the tigers and some giant centipedes that had been brought on board as " medi- cine." On the whole, this book is not to be recommended for polish or style but rather for the richness of its scene some way, off from the village pump. Many of the stories should, one feels, be taken with a grain of salt coming from so ancient a mariner ; this but adds to their flavour.
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