5 DECEMBER 1931, Page 23

EASTING DOWN. By Gregory Stapleton. (Nash and Grayson. 7s. 6d.)—Voyages

between England and China are the joy of Commander Stapleton's heart, and he describes several delightfully. The tea-clipper's race home is particularly fascinating. Sandwiched between these is the ingenuous tragedy of weak-minded Abel Marche.