12 MAY 1928, page 16

Poetry

Apple-tree Sarni° beneath this apple-tree That sheds its petals down on me, How could I need Danites gold showers, More deftly touched by richer flowers, How could I need her......

Live Horse Export Trade — [to The Editor Of The

SPF.eTATon.] SIR, —I agree with Mrs. Matthew's condemnation of the cruel export of horses for butchery, but I cannot agree with her that it "goes on steadily without let or......

The Budget And Rating Relief [to The Editor Of The

Sracraroa.] Sni,—While the Budget has been hailed by many as wonderful and constructive, it is lamentably unfair. Why is the rating relief to be given to producers—as such,......

Cruelty Of Neglected Traps [to The Editor Of The Spectator.]

SIR, —I enclose a cutting which bears on your articles on the cruelty of neglected traps. How many hundreds are there that we do not hear of ?—I am, Sir, &c., R. M. RUDOLF. 100......

How To Keep Young [to The Editor Of The Spectator.]

SIR,—Does not. Mr. E. F. Benson, in his article " Athens " in the Spectator for April 21st, give the secret in a phrase ? " She saw all that she achieved as a starting-point for......

St. Francis Of Assisi .

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] SIR, —It is proposed to hold a Franciscan Studies Summer School at Oxford next August 3rd to 10th. The general subject of study will be the......