11 APRIL 1947, page 16

Thanks To George Iii

SIR,—The member of the Soviet delegation, who was surprised to find a portrait of George Washington in the National Gallery (A Spectator's Notebook, March 28th), might have been......

Inconsistency In Palestine

Snt,—One wonders whether the British public appreciate the curious difference in method and severity adopted by the British authorities in Palestine in their efforts to suppress......

The Future Of Cyprus

SIR, —In his article Cyprus after Fifty Years, which appeared in your issue of March 28th, Mr. Kenneth Williams refers to the Greeks of Cyprus as "Greek-speaking." May I point......

Russian Science

SIR,-4 must confess that I began to read the article Russian Science by Dr. Trevor I. Williams (The Spectator, April 4th) with the greatest interest. It is so rare that a report......

The French Tapestries

SIR,—Janus, in his note on the French tapestries, asks why the Minister of Education presided at the opening and why M. Georges Salles did not speak. The Spectator has always......

Restrictions On Artists

SIE,—There•has recently been a good deal of discussion about the pos- sibility of London assuming the cultural leadership of Europe, and on the economic level it has been......

A Curriculum For Girls

SIR,—In your issue of March 28th, Mr. Guy Boas contributed an article on The Extra School Year. I agree heartily with many of his proposals and criticisms, but I do deprecate......

Criticism And Faith

Sta,—So far as the "conspiracy of silence" is concerned Canon Smyth's letter is sufficiently answered by Mr. Somerville. But his attack upon the intolerance of the Divinity......