10 SEPTEMBER 1983, Page 19

Choking a darkie

Sir: Richard West (`An Earl from Oz', 3 September) might care to know that the courtesy title traditionally borne by the eldest son of the Earl of Stradbroke is Viscount Dunwich. its usual diminutive, `Dunny', could prove uncomfortable in the outback.

Hugh Montgomery-Massingberd

Wyeford Cottage, Ramsdell, Hampshire