17 MARCH 1950, Page 17

Sin,—It depends how defective the address is. Apparently the more

so the better, so to speak. The other day I received from Paris a letter addressed simply, " Monsieur le major Simnett, Londres 1'! It reached me practically without delay, but lest I should gain any false notion of my own importance, the Post Office had carefully filled in the correct

address (which incidentally is not " Londres ") before delivery.—Yours