17 OCTOBER 1925, page 20

Compulsory Irish

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] Sut,—Infinite mischief is being done by compulsory Irish. During the past summer the National Schools had nine weeks' holidays to enable the......

Continuity Of Employment For Seamen

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] SIR,—In your issue of September 26th, a correspondent, who describes himself as an old seafarer, attributes the non-con- tinuity of employment......

. Wet Coal

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] SIR, —Many readers will be glad to have Mr. E. T. Good's article, " Coal, Wages and Prices," but in elucidating what " still seems a puzzle to......

The Neurasthenics Of The War

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] SIR,—Ten irksome years have come and gone since I was one of a melancholy band of " shell-shocks " arriving at Southamp- ton en route for......

The Civic Sense And Advertisements

[To the Editor of the SrEcre.ron.] Sts,—Last year you had several articles on civic pride and civic amenities in the provinces, and as Leicester was one of the towns referred......