1 AUGUST 1908, page 15

The " Spectator " Tent At Bisley.

[TO THE EDITOR OP THR spec-revile." Sia,—Herewith I send a list of contributions to the tent generously furnished by your r•eader•s for our boys at Bisley in August. There......

As Vain As A Peacock.

[To THR EDITOR OF TIM "SPRCTATOR." SIR,—Your correspondent Mrs. Miers (Spectator, July 25th) seems to have doubts whether her cockatoo's love for the looking-glass is inspired......

A Statue For Dr. Johnson In London. [to Thy Editor

OF THY "SPECTATOR."] SIR,—September 18th, 1909, will be the bicentenary of Dr. Samuel Johnson's birth. As one who owes much to this great man, may I suggest that his statue......

Strips For Farm Shelter.

[To THR EDITOR OF THR "8rscrAroa."] SIR,—Afforestation is a word we often see in the leading newspapers of Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen, and Dundee; and its meaning and......

A New Battle-practice Target.

[To THY EDITOR OF TER "SPECTATOR."] SIR,—Those of us who have anything to do with rifle clubs know the difficulty of preserving the interest in shooting after, say, a year of......