12 SEPTEMBER 1958, page 23

Sir.—according To Nicholas Davenport, The Second Report...

Council is `Kafka-like.' Clearly, one of the statements of his criticism must have re- ceived inspiration from the Castle. He writes in the Spectator for September 5: . . .......

Lung Cancer And Smoking

S1R,—I am afraid that in last week's issue Pharos was responsible for some rather misleading statements which need correction. The letters of Professor Fisher he refers to......

Sia,—whether Anyone At South Africa House Has The Job Of

'defending the indefensible' may be doubted by those who have any direct knowledge of South African affairs, but the reference to the late Prime Minister, Hans Strydom, in 'A......

Egging Them On

SIR,—As a housewife there is nothing I wish more than to learn that the Egg Marketing Board has been scrapped. Why should the sadly overburdened taxpayer foot the bill for an......

Shortsighted Fire-lighting

Sta.—Doubtless neither the author nor your re- viewer of Lord of the Flies are men of science, or they would have realised that the substitution of 'short-sighted' spectacles......

Sit,—mr. Peter Forster Earns Our Gratitude Over• The...

books by the television powers that be (Spectator, August 29). Lest your readers think that Publishers do nothing, this is hardly so. A body of • Publicity boys and girls......

Devon

SIR.—Again and again in the Spectator• one sees an advertisement for Shell County Guides, edited by John Betjeman; and in the list, one on Devonshire. Can you tell me where......

Sir,—i Must Disagree With You When You Write (in Your

issue of September 5) that 'from being a city which was, at least to outward appearances, quite respectable, London has developed into a hive of prostitutes. . . How many have......