17 JANUARY 1958, page 23

An Open Letter To Mr. Heathcoat Amory

By NICHOLAS DAVENPORT As one of the more outspoken and persistent of your predecessor's \ critics I extend an extra warm wel- .&• come to you as our new Chancellor. As the Prime......

Crows We Were Standing In The Skirt Of The Wood

where the forestry people had been at work when the first Bight of pigeons came over and took us unawares. They escaped unharmed, wheeling at the critical moment and leaving us......

Company Notes

By CUSTOS THE lists of subscriptions to the new , £500 million Exchequer 51 per cent. 1966 stock at 99 duly closed, on the day of their opening (Tuesday), but it is expected......

Annual Event

'Oh, it's some day that!' exclaimed the old fellow. 'I always go an' wouldn't miss one. Last year. I remember I had hardly paid me money when ole Tom, the traveller for X,......

Two Ties

Two tips from the gardener f met. To disinfect a greenhouse, burn a tightly balled newspaper in a tin and feed to it about a tablespoonful of sulphur, leav- ing it to fume. To......