13 JUNE 1931, page 11

A Penny Of Observation

THE EARTHQUAKE The Times' account of last Sunday's earthquake makes grim reading. In Dover a small clock fell on to its face. The bed of a correspondent on Hampstead Heath was......

How Toc H Began

BY THE BEV. P. B. CLAYTON, M.C. T oc H began upon the old stage of Flanders, crowded by actors single-eyed and sincere. In 1914, the Salient had been the scene of exploits of a......

The Youth Hostel Movement

Last week the SPECTATOR announced that it would ask its readers to contribute towards the cost of a Hostel—approximately £800. Now, however, to our great pleasure we learn that......