11 JANUARY 1957, page 11

A Half Stand

By CHARLES F. F. FLEET TUE Committee, whose quaint terms of reference embrace repairs to church clocks and donkey coats, gully pump attendants for the use of, con- cerned itself......

Dies Ire

Day of wrath, and lightning stroke, Day of which the prophets spoke, Ends our present age in smoke. Trembles all the world in fear, To see her mighty Judge draw near, Our......

Television Jingles

By ROBERT HANCOCK IF, like me, you are one of the 2,500,000 people whose sets can get the commercial TV pro- grammes, I am preaching to the converted. You will know all about......