1 JUNE 1951, page 16

Interpolated Aitches

SIR,—Mr. Michael Gill, the undergraduate of last week, informs your readers that he heard a stage hand in Edinburgh make the following reply when asked what opera was to be......

Letters To The Editor

University Grants Sia,—May I draw the attention of your readers to the proposed civil estimates on education and the deleterious effects arising from the suggested decrease in......

The Lion With A Bandaged Paw

Sta,—I have just seen a copy of the Spectator for March 23rd, and was extraordinarily interested to read Mr. Usborne's explanation of why he had chosen the littewith wa s......

Satisfied

SIR,—In sending my subscription for my next twelve months' Spectator. I am moved—at rising 70—to write a first, and doubtless last, note to an Editor to say what a joy it is in......

The British Council In China

SIR,—The note in the Spectator of ,March 16th on the British Council prompts me to support in a humble way your argument as to the great importance of the work being done abroad......