17 AUGUST 1945, page 13

Sir, - Is There Any Reason Why The Following System Of...

votes should not be adopted in constituencies like Cambridge University? First preference counts 5 (or whatever is the number of candidates standing), second preference 4, and......

France And Britain Sir,—i Happen To Be One Of The

privileged Frenchmen who can read— through the courtesy of the "British Council in Paris "—British weekly papers. I have perused with great interest the article on " French......

Ethiopia And The Italian Colonies

SIR,—As Brigadier Longrigg's predecessor, I cannot claim to possess such up-to-date knowledge of Eritrea as his or Major Mumford's, but the problem of the Colony's future was......

Snt,—i Was Indeed Pleased To See The Spectator On Sale

in the important city of Lyons to which I have recently returned after an absence of nearly five years. I fully endorse the views expressed by Mr. Frank Walters in your issue......

The Service Vote

Slit,—I venture to send you the enclosed passage from a letter received from my son. He has been an aircraftsman in Egypt, mostly in Cairo, for over three years, and owing to......

S114—i Have Read With Interest The Excellent Article By...

Brogan on the Franco-British crisis, which was published in the issue of July 15th of your journal. Though I do not think I can quite agree with all he says (in particular, I am......