4 MAY 1929, Page 37

A Norwegian journalist, Mr. Odd Arnesan, has told in The

Polar Adventure (Gollancz, 12s. 6d.) his experiences and diffi- culties in obtaining news about the ill-fated and ill-managed ' Italia ' flight. General Nobile has already been severely condemned by his own countrymen. Anyone who wants more details can dig them out of these pages, but we can hardly recommend our readers to undertake the task, for the narrative is muddled and its translation bad.