Foreign Pheasants
SIR,—Your " Country Life " Notes of November 28th contain two errors in regard to the habits and disposition of foreign pheasants. The Amherst. pheasant is not quarrelsome with......
Pornography And Paper
SIR,—Concerning the correspondence on the above matter in The Spectator, I should like to emphasise on behalf of the National Federation of Retail Newsagents and Booksellers,......
The Small Trader
Snr,—Mr. Hinton's letter in your issue of December 5th raises once more the question of the destiny of the small trader. Mr. Hinton has undoubtedly a just complaint if he is to......
House Ramp And Rent Restriction
SIR.—As far as rural areas are concerned the Rent Restriction Acts have increased the housing difficulty for the village inhabitants rather than mitigated it. In 1914, when the......
German And British Soldiers
Sta,—Mr. D. Neville Jones in his letter in your issue of December 12th compares the training of German troops as seen by the marine who escaped from Calais with the " endless......
Magna Carta Of Wisdom
SIR,—One would be sorry to spoil Mr. Cave's ingenious mnemonic, but surely, if the method of the New Testament be any guide, Religion (and particularly Doctrine, which is its......
" Take Steps To Save A Ship "
SIR,—The entry of japan into the war must inevitably put a new strain on shipping. We can all save ships by helping to cut down petrol consumption. Whether we take buses or......
Reading For The Troops
SIR,—There is a very large number of cultivated men now in the Forces who are able to carry with them only a minimum of books. Could you, Sir, use your influence to persuade a......
British And Chinese
StR,—In Mr. Harold Nicolson's Marginal Comment last week, his ex- planation of ow. affinity with the Chinese omits one characteristic—their commercial integrity. As a member of......
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