Mr. Edward Arnold's Autumn Announcements, 9 
of timber have brought out very clearly the importance of Afforesta- 
tion, but in a thickly populated country any proposed change from 
grazing or agriculture to Forestry on a large scale is a matter of 
extreme difficulty. The Author therefore adopts a cautious attitude 
in practice, although extremely enthusiastic in theory. He en- 
deavours to show the relative position of the British Isles among 
the countries of Northern and Central Europe in matters of Forestry 
and timber consumption, the extent to which a forward movement 
in the former respect is required, and the economic and sociological 
agencies by which it is limited. The climate and soil of the United 
Kingdom, and the manner in which Forestry practice is affected by 
them, are discussed. The species most likely to prove of economic 
value when grown on a large scale are dealt with, and the financial 
results likely to follow. Finally, suggestions are made for placing 
British Forestry on a national basis, with the co-operation of land- 
owners, local authorities, and the State. 
THE MISADVENTURES OF A 
HACK CRUISER. 
By F. CLAUDE KEMPSON, 
Autuor oF ‘THE ‘ GrEEN Fincy” Cruise.’ 
With 50 Illustrations from the Author's sketches. 
Medium 8vo., cloth. 6s. net. 
Mr. Kempson’s amusing account of ‘The Gveen Finch Cruise,’ 
which was published last year, gave deep delight to the joyous 
fraternity of amateur sailor-men, and the success that book enjoyed 
has encouraged him to describe a rather more ambitious cruise he 
undertook subsequently. On this occasion the party, consisting of 
three persons, included the Author’s daughter—‘a large flapper’ he 
calls her—and they chartered a 7-toner, the Cock-a-Whoop, with 
the intention of cruising from Southampton to the West Country 
anchorages. The reasons of their failure and their misadventures, 
never too serious, are described by Mr. Kempson with great origin- 
ality and raciness. He is not an expert, but he shows how anyone 
accustomed to a sportsman’s life can, with a little instruction and 
common sense, have a thoroughly enjoyable time sailing a small 
boat. The book is full of ‘tips and wrinkles’ of all kinds, inter- 
spersed with amusing anecdotes and reflections. The Author’s 
sketches are exquisitely humorous, and never more so than when he 
is depicting his own substantial person. 
