10 AUGUST 1951, Page 18

A Delicate Hint

SIR.—Once again the Spectator is being enlivened for a brief period by the entertaining Strix in place of the rather tedious Janus. 'Is it too much to ask that Janus should gracefully retire and leave his column in more spirited hands permanently ?—Yours faithfully, [Janus writes: This is worth considering.]