18 FEBRUARY 1949, page 18

Charles, King Of England

SIR,—I ask no quarter from your critic, but he is going too far when he garbles my text in order to lampoon it, as in the ridiculous phrase, applied to Charles, of " tears......

Light On Ulster

SIR,—I am sorry that Professor Savory found the heading In Darkest Belfast offensive. It was merely meant to indicate that to me Belfast was a mysterious and unknown place. I am......

The Fate Of The Karens

Sut,—On a previous occasion a letter from Mr. Aubrey Buxton encour- aged me to express in your columns my profound regret at the rough justice handed out to the Karens by the......

Old Style Public Schoolboy

Sra,—I do not know if Mr. Hodgkin was serious when he wrote in his article, Public School, New Style, published in the Spectator of November 4th, that in ordinary public schools......

Playgrounds For The Boisterous

Snt,—In the Spectator of January 28th, Mr. C. A. Murray suggests that a sound way of strengthening the weak family relationships which are a basic cause of so much juvenile......

The Press In The North East

SIR,—Mr. Frank Staniforth is right in saying that your article, Amber Light, has received considerable attention in the northern Press, which rightly recognises that the......

Student Service

SIR,—Just when the director of an important youth organisation is demanding that the spotlight should be taken off youth, there comes news of revolt in a men's hostel of Bristol......