14 DECEMBER 1956, Page 16

FIFTY-SEVEN YEARS ON

SIR,—As a regular reader of the Spectator since 1899, I would like to say that I was, amused to read that some of your '016 readers' are irritated and very distressed upon reading your articles on the Suez Crisis. I note that one poor man had to turn over to tite front page of the paper to make sure that it was the Spectator and not the Daily Mirror that he was reading. I admit that I also disagree sometimes with your views. But the only time I do get reallY irritated is when my air mail edition does trt arrive here bang on time, which is generally la five days.

More power to your faithfully,

elbow! — Yours J. D. JENKIS5

Poona