10 OCTOBER 1947, page 4

In The Matter Of Films I Am The Most Ordinary

of ordinary citizens. My ignorance of the stars of the profession awakens in my domestic circle mingled incredulity and pity. My conclusion about a film's merits rarely tallies......

The Long Letter Cabled From Moscow By M. Marshak To

The Times on Mr. Hector McNeil's speech at the United Nations Assembly is an interesting example of Russia's diligence in propaganda. The whole thing may, of course, have been a......

"answering Mr. C. D. Aarvold The Clerk Said That Formal

applica- tion for a 30-mile speed-limit in Middle Street was made to the Ministry of Transport in April, 1946, and a reply was still awaited." — Dot-king Advertiser, October......

A Spectator's Notebook W Hen A Cabinet Is Reconstructed...

can be expected to understand the reason for all the decisions taken. It applies to the Ministers who go out, to the Ministers who come in, and equally to the Ministers who stay......

The New Comintern

T HE creation of what is innocuously termed a Communist Information Bureau, with headquarters at Belgrade, is obviously an event of moment, whose effect on European politics may......

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Dr. Johnson's ruthless handling of the legend that the inhabitants of St. Kilda always caught colds when a stranger landed on their shores is well-known. Now the immunity of the......

Historical Problem. At Prayers In The House Of Lords And

the House of Commons a singularly impressive prayer is used. It begins " Almighty God, by wham alone Kings reign and Princes decree justice, and from whom alone cometh all......