16 DECEMBER 1955, Page 18

ENGLISH AS SHE IS WROTE SIR,—Immediately on the Italian side

of the Brenner the Military Authorities for the Defence of the Brenner Pass Zone [sic] have erected a very conspicuous notice board which proclaims:

IT IS FORBIDDEN TO EFFECT PHOTOORAPHIES, cINERARIES, EMBOSSED WORKS AND SPLASHES On the military principle of disguising one's intentions, this notice is indeed a masterpiece. —Yours faithfully, 21 Halsey Street, SW3

JOHN CHURCHILL