17 JANUARY 1941, page 16

Starlings' Ravages

Snt,—Your contributor Mr. H. E. Bates says in your issue of Janu- ary 3rd, " Starlings are accused of eating wheat . . . but the stomachs of 13 starlings shot `in the act of......

Education And Religion

SIR, —Miss or Mrs. Evelyn Munro is shocked in your issue of January toth that " many of the Council school children do not even know of the existence of God Almighty." Here is......

B.b.c. Bans

Snt,—It is strange to fmd in " A Spectator's Notebook " a protest against the refusal of the B.B.C. to permit broadcasting by eminent but- misguided members of the Peace Pledge......

Selective Evacuation

Sul,—Your readers may be interested to hear that the scheme for " Selective Evacuation " outlined in an article of mine in The Spectator about a month ago is going to be tried......

Livingstone And The People _ Snt,—in His Review Of The

new volume of the Cambridge Empire History Mr. H. V. Hodson commented on the recent centenary celebra- tion of Livingstone's first sailing for Africa, and concluded that not......

Dig For Victory "

Sta,—Mr. H. E. Bates' criticism of the early Dig-for-Victory campaign is published in your issue of January 3rd, 1941. The date is significant. Warnings of vegetable surplus are......

Feeding Stuffs And Poultry

SIR,—A big cut in feeding stuffs is shortly to be made. I suggest as a partial alternative that all cockerels should be killed when hatched except the few required for breeding.......