19 AUGUST 1938, page 22

A Venial Little Prank

[To the Editor of THE SPECTATOR] SIR,—The ponderously heavy tone adopted in the paragraph on " Vandalism and the Army " in your last issue must be a delight to those of your......

Abortion And Medical Practice

[To the Editor of THE SPECTATOR] SIR,—Sir Benjamin Cohen says in his letter in your issue of August 12th that it is certain that the legalisation of abortion would not be......

General Lambert [to The Editor Of The Spectator] Sir,...

it is the object of my biography of General Lambert (" Cromwell's Understudy ") to do justice to his character and worth, may I be allowed to defend him against several of Mr.......

The East Admonishes The West

[To the Editor of THE SPECTATOR] SIR,—Mr. Joad errs in surmising that, in crediting him with encyclopaedic knowledge of China and the Far East, I was puffing your readers'......

The Premier's Catarrh

[To the Editor of THE SPECTATOR] SIR,—Janus' amusing paragraph on speculations on this subject reminds me of a story about Prince Metternich. When the news of his death appeared......

Dowsing For Oil

[To the Editor of THE SPECTATOR] Sm,—Articles have appeared in the papers lately about the test well for oil at Dalkeith, where an apparently successful bore has been made by......

German Debt Payment

[To the Editor of THE SPECTATOR] SIR,—I take the liberty of traversing your reply to question 2 on page 14 of your issue of July 1st, 1938. Germany has defaulted absolutely on......

Nelson And Malta

[To the Editor of THE SPECTATOR] SIR,—With reference to Mr. Baerlein's article on Malta in your issue of August i2th, may I point out that Nelson's detraction of Malta was......

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