19 DECEMBER 1931, page 22

The Native As Detective

A Yellow Sleuth. The Autobiography of Nor Nalla. 1 . r is sufficiently remarkable to find an Oriental native of t he humblest origin writing a book in English ; all the more so,......

Before The French Exhibition

A Short History of French Painting. By Eric G. Underwood. 7s. 6d.) Mn. CLIVE BELL'S introduction to the French Exhibition is a treasure among art books. It is at once a handbook......

Laughter Holding Both His Sides"

MAN has always been young enough to delight in a tale told dramatically, in acted songs and the contortions of the nimble, and always, alas, old enough to realize that laughter......