17 JULY 1941, page 14

Our New Ally

SIR, —Now that we are at last in alliance with the Russian people we must not forget the pioneers for a better understanding with Russia, such as my old editor, W. T. Stead. One......

Country Petrol

Has the countryman a right to expect a larger petrol-allowance than the townsman? As a countryman myself I should say there are good reasons for saying yes, and certainly a......

Mining Realities

Sut,—I feel that I would like to write to you about mining and miners, as both are very much in the news just now. The country at large is hearing now of the failure of the "......

Country Life

July Promise There are summers when hay-time and harvest overlap. If they overlap this year it will be rather because of the earliness of harvest than of the lateness of......

The Holmes-pollock Lis 1 Ers

Sm,—With reference to Mr. Geoffrey Russell's article in your July nth number, perhaps you will allow me to state that the Syndics of the Cambridge University Press have just......

The Church And The World

SIR,—There is no greater fallacy than that contained in the oft- heard statement that the via media is the place in which to look for the truth. On the contrary, truth,......

Sur,—i Hold No Brief For Russia, But If The Action

she took against Finland, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia and Poland was solely with the object of pushing out her line of defence against an anticipated attack by Germany, it might......

Wings Of Fancy The Following Are Not The Names Of

English inns—The Spotted Elephant, The Black Arches, The Ground Lackey, The Glory of Kent, The Green Forester, The Lulworth Skipper, The White Admiral, The Purple Shades, The......

In The Garden March To May Is The Critical Period

for vegetables ; July and August are the months to plan for that period. Ground cleared of potatoes should now be sown with kales, to be thinned later, but not trans- planted,......