16 FEBRUARY 1929, page 17

The Present-day Novel [to The Editor Of The Srec-raliall'...

of the Irish Government littenipting , to • exclude from their country English novels is an - 'extreme and probably a very futile Prorieeaing,Tire fact, hoWeVer, that such a......

• - " Birds,' Etc; [to The Editor Of The

SPECTATOR:] , , . „ . Szi,—As a bird lover I should be sorry to think that Sir W., Beach ThoMal had been correctly informed that the yellow- - hammer had "almost disapPeared......

The Marking Of E:;gs -

[To the Editor of the Srnc-rAzon.] Sin, The practice of mixing foreign eggs with English fresh eggs for sale has of late years become a scandal so widespread that I have heard......

. _ [to The Editor Of The Speuraron..] .

Sirt,—Mr.- Hamilton Fyfe's article hi your issue of February 2nd - is most interesting, but it' makes one feel keenly how - much Rugger has fallen away Since Hely Almond's days.......