14 FEBRUARY 1941, page 5

The Advent Of The Official Wholemeal Loaf Lends Relevance To

a story told me this week of a recent enquiry into living condi- tions in one of the West Indian islands. A negro pastor had given very intelligent evidence on the whole......

Most Of The First Comments I Heard On The Sitwells'

libel action, in which each of the plaintiffs was awarded £350 damages, were to the effect that the sum was just £349 19s. Ix:Id. too high. Much as I deprecate libel actions......

In An Article In Another Column The American...

The Spectator mentions that the production of aeroplanes in December was no more than 700. Disappointing as that figure is in one sense, it inspires confidence in another if......

Of One Woman-writer Of Much Earlier Than The Early Twenties

it can certainly not be said that oblivion had overtaken her. Elizabeth and Her German Garden was written as long ago as 1898, but it sells steadily, and must therefore be read......

A Spectator's Notebook The Appointment Of Mr. Malcolm...

High Com- missioner to Canada may be, and no doubt is, a compli- ment to Canada, but it seems a doubtful compliment to Mr. MacDonald. High Commissioners have always, I think,......

Too Little Attention Has Been Paid To A Question And

answer in the House of Commons last week regarding the driving of army vehicles. Captain Margesson, asked about the number of military lorries and vehicles in this country......

Anglo-saxon Freedom

A WEEK which sees the passage of the Lease-and- Lend Bill through the House of Representatives, the appointment of Mr. J. G. Winant as American Ambassador to Great Britain, the......