12 SEPTEMBER 1903, Page 23

A Veldt Vendetta. By Bertram Mitford. (Ward, Lock, and Co.

6s.)—This is a story of life on a South African farm, and en- counters with Kaffirs are employed to give it an adventurous flavour. It is cheerfully and briskly written, but it must be acknowledged that it is a little commonplace both in plot and treatment.