14 MAY 1937, page 20

Sta,—mr. Sidnell Asks What Is The Evidence For The Claim

that " Java's Isle " is the original version and not " Ceylon's Isle " ? I was wrong when I said those were the words of the hymn as originally written. I should have said as......

Advertising In " The Spectator " [to The Editor Of

THE SPECTATOR.] SIR, —In the Coronation issue of The Spectator appeared in most prominent positions two advertisements of publications questioning the continuance of the British......

[to The Editor Of The Spectator.] Sta,—anent The Works Of

Ouida, a leading article in the his of November 23rd, 1895, protests : " What can people think, for example, of our rowing, when they base their opinions on the novels of Ouida,......

Corporal Punishment

[To the Editor of THE SPECTATOR . ] SIR,—The question of corporal punishment will shortly be examined by a Departmental Committee appointed by the Home Secretary. Valuable......

Sir,—i Agree With Mr. P. Mortimer Maddox In Thinking That

this votation is from one of Oujda's earlier novels and regret I cannot give the reference. In her Idalia : 1867: Vol. I : p..4 : she describes " Sir Fulke Erceldoune " shooting......

Sir,—you Rightly Describe As " An Unpleasant Surprise " For

coal royalty owners the award of the Tribunal appointed to rssess the capital value of the agreed annual income of k,4A3o,000 derived from royalties on coal. It is more than a......

[to The Editor Of The Spectator.] Sir,—i Apologise For My

tardiness in supplying relevant information to this vital discussion. I have just returned from the Near East and had half a" dozen of my Spectators to catch up. Speaking as a......

" Grey Steel" [to The Editor Of The Spectator.] Sir,—may

I call attention to a small point in Mr. D. 0. Malcolm's review of Mr. H. C. Armstrong's book on General Smuts, Grey Steel? He suggests that lack of knowledge of Afrikaans has......