23 MARCH 1962, Page 29

STATEMENT In our issue for February 9 we published under

the heading 'Hadn't You Heard?' an article by Miss Katharine Whitehorn generally on the sub- ject of rumour. We are informed that part of the third paragraph of this article (dealing with a rumour about Miss Whitehorn herself) has been taken to refer to Mr. Willi Frischauer, a well- known journalist, and which we recognise would be quite untrue of him.

We are pleased to take this opportunity to make clear to.our readers that we had 'no know- ledge of any circumstances whereby Mr. Frischauer might be identified with the article, and that we certainly unhesitatingly withdraw any unwitting reflection upon him.

Both NVe and the author offer him our sincere apologies for any annoyance or embarrassment caused to him.