16 JANUARY 1948, page 15

Hindsight In India

Snt,—Brigadier Desmond Young's recent two articles on India published in your paper were so fair, so sound and so clearly expressed that the criticisms and comments of Mr.......

Parliaments At Oxford

Sm,—Janus is right in supposing that Parliament met at Oxford in 1665 on account of the Great Plague ; but that was not the last occasion. It met there again in 1681, Charles II......

Why Replant ?

Sift,—In your issue of January 2nd, Mr. Peter Fleming clearly shows the factors which discourage a landowner from replanting his felled wood- lands. I cannot see, however, that......

Sm,—mr. Harold Nicolson's Condemnation Is Well Timed And...

course, what we enjoy or do not enjoy at a show is a matter of taste, but, if we are to accept the principle that animals should not be exploited to serve no useful purpose,......

Mr. Nicolson And The Circus

Snt,—I read Marginal Comment on January 2nd with extreme interest. But is not Mr Harold Nicolson arriving at general, although personal, conclusions after one pariicular visit......