14 NOVEMBER 1947, page 16

• The British Council And Europe

SIR, —Mr. Colin Mann's letter in your issue of November 7th contained one particularly important sentence: "The British Council has more valuable work to do than ever before. .......

Sta,—mr. Koch Is Mistaken About The Tune " Calcutta." Bishop

Heber is not responsible for it. His own suggestion for a tune was one which can be found in VoL II of the Musical Miscellany, 1729, p. 94, entitled " The Faithful Maid," to the......

Hymns And The People

SIR,—Sir Norman Birkett's reference in a recent Spectator to Isaac Watts' hymn " 0 God, Our Help in Ages Past " seems to present an oppor- tunity to express my long-felt regret......

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Sir,—what Peculiar Interest Could The Welsh Section Of A...

Inter- national crowd have in "Abide With Me "? On such occasions Welshmen sing "Land of Our Fathers." Surely Sir Norman Birkett has confused Twickenham on Welsh International......

" Anna Lucasta "

StR,Mr. Peter Fleming, in his review of the play Anna Lucasta, now at His Majesty's Theatre, writes: "It is acted entirely by negroes, but there seems to be no particular reason......

Apostolic Succession

Borthwick's interpretation of the attitude of " the founders of the present establishment " towards episcopacy is not supported by the history of the Church of England during......

Demolition In Germany

Sta,—My wife and I have just returned from a visit to Germany. One of the most tragic of the impressions and memories which we shall carry back to our Australian home is the......