18 JUNE 1921, page 14

"scotts" -not Scotch.

-rxr .EDITOR or rrir SPECTATOR."] SIR, — Popular and .traditional expressions lasted as long .amongst sailors as in any other class—perhaps longer. Down to a time well within......

[to The Editor Or The " Spectator."] Sir,—with Reference To

correspondence as to the lamentable paucity of swallows this year, may I •raise another point which I have noticed in South Worcestershire in the last two years? Ordinarily ,......

The League Of Good Citizens.

(To THE EDITOR Of THE " Eirscreroa."] SIR, May I suggest that the society you are trying to found should be called simply " The Citizens' League"? It would embrace every one of......

The Prince Of Wales And •the Fresh Air Fund . [to

THE EDITOR OP zaz "SPECTATOR."] Sus—I believe your readers will be interested in the fact that the Prince of Wales has selected his birthday for the occasion of a visit to the......

"in The Western Highlands."

[To' THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR."] have read with interest the review of Mies Donaldson's book In the Western Highlands in your issue of May 28th. I observe that your......

The • Appin Murder.

ITo THE EDITOR or THE " SPECTATOR.") Sut—In a review in your issue of the 28th ult. reference is made to the old story of the Appin murder-and the identity of the assassin. In......

Swallows. •

[To THE EDITOR or THE " SPECTATOR."] Sis,—An almost complete absence .of swallows prevails in North Hants, as in Kent. May the explanation be that the Italians, who, even in......

-fox-cubs.

[To ens EDITOR or - THE n ` c SPECTATOR."] SIR,—Mr. Douglas Gordon's delightful story of the "Fox- Cubs " stirs memories in an " ancient." Some years ago, in Cheshire, I saw a......