12 AUGUST 1960, page 16

Double Numbers

SIR. —Commercial firms are not alone in causing the irritation of which Leslie Adrian complains. Having recently overstayed my welcome at a parking meter I found I was required......

The Proms Sir.--to Pursue Mr. Bosworth's Own Analogy....

criticise an anthology of poetry after reading only 75 per cent. of it? Yet this is exactly what he has done. The fact that mom people listen over the air than can be......

Into The Rough

SIR, -1 think 'the messy playthings which mothers detest' is the real factor in the increasing demand among mothers of all income groups for more nursery schools. It seems......

The Duke Of Levin Sir,-1 Was Delighted To Read The

reminiscences of my friend the Duke of Levin. (Incidentally, how strangely the title 'Duke of Levin' rolls off the ear—on the Campden Rec. ground we always knew him......

Sta,--leslic Adrian Is Not Quite Correct In Stating That The

Molony Committee (on Consumer Protection) has not yet submitted any interim report. It pro- duced a brief one in April dealing with unsa re con- sumer goods and advocating Home......

Men Of Conviction

Star–Alas my handwriting! It was in Tunis, not in Paris, that the Moslem Algerian students held their congress. It could scarcely have met in a city where the organisation was......

Butler On Throwing

SIR,—My copy of the Spectator did not reach me until late this week, thus it is only now that I write to congratulate you on your fine article on the throwing controversy by Mr.......