Sporting and Athletic Records

M ESSRS . M ETHUEN'S A NNOUNCEMENTS 3 FROM TONKIN TO INDIA. By P RINCE H ENRI OF ORLEANS. Translated by HAMLEY BENT, M.A. With 80 Illus­ trations and 6 Maps. Crown qto. 2$s. The travels ofPrince Henri in 1895 from China to the valley of the Bramaputra covered a distance of 2100miles, of whith 1600was throughabsolutely unexplored country. No fewer than seventeen ranges of mountains were crossed at altitudes of from 11,000 to 13,000 feet. The journey was made memorable by the discovery of the sources ofthe Irrawaddy. To the physical difficulties of the journey were added dangers from the attacks of savage tribes. The book deals with many of the burning political problemsof the East, and itwill be found a most important contribution to the literature of adventure and discovery. THREE YEARS IN SAVAGEAFRICA. By L IONEL D ECLE, With an Introduction by H. M. STANLEY, M.P. With 100 Illus­ trations and 5 Maps. Demy Zvo. 21s. Few Europeans havehad the same opportunity ofstudying the barbarous parts of Africa as Mr. Decle. Starting from the Cape, he visited in succession Bechuana- land, the Zambesi,Matabeleland andMashonaland, the Portuguese settlement on the Zambesi, Nyasaland, Ujiji, the headquarters of the Arabs, German East Africa, Uganda (where he saw fighting in company with the late Major ' Roddy" Owen), and British East Africa. In his book he relates his experiences, his minute observations ofnative habits and customs, and his views as to the work done in Africa by the various European Governments, whose operations he was able to study. The whole journey extended over 7000 miles, and occupied exactly three years. WITH THE MOUNTED INFANTRY IN MASHONA­ LAND. By Lieut.-Colonel ALDERSON. With numerous Illustra­ tions and Plans. Demy 8vo. 12s. 6d. This is an account of the military operations in Mashonaland by the officer who commanded the troops in that district during the late rebellion. Besides its interest as a story of warfare, it will have a peculiar value as an account of the services of mounted infantry by one of the chief authorities on the subject. THE HILL OF THE GRACES; OR, THE G REAT S TONE TEMPLES OF TRIPOLI. By H. S. COWPER, F .S .A. With Maps, Plans, and 75 Illustrations. Demy 8m 10s. 6d. A record of two journeys through Tripoliin 1895 and 1896. The book treats ofa remarkable series of megalithic temples whichave hitherto beenuninvestigated, and contains a large amountof new geographical and archasologicalmatter. ADVENTURE AND EXPLORATION IN AFRICA. By Captain A. ST. H. GIBBONS, F .R.G.S. With Illustrations by C. WHYMPER, and Maps. De7ny Zvo. 21s. This is an account of travel and adventure among the Marotse and contiguous tribes, with a description of their customs, characteristics, and history, together with the author 's experiences in hunting big game. The illustrations are by Mr. Charles Whymper, and from photographs. There is a map by the author of the hitherto unexplored regions lying between the Zambezi andKafukwi rivers and from 18" to 15°S. lat.