1 AUGUST 1981, page 17

Rocking The Boat

Sir: Describing the last hours that preceded the death of his master, the great and good constitutional monarch Edward VII, that equally great and good courtier, Fritz Ponsonby,......

The Dusky's Fate

Sir: To Tony Samstag's question CA pathetic fallacy', 4 July): 'Would you believe that the American government recently wound up a three-million-dollar scheme to buy thousands......

The Sugar Factor

Sir: Members of our Association were discussing the article in the Notebook of 20 June which dealt with the quantity of tea consumed by Mr Wedgwood Benn. Is it possible for you......

Leading The Blind

Sir: In your issue of 11 July you printed a letter from Mr House of Collins Publishers, stating that tapes of Alistair MacLean's books are available through the Royal National......