1 MARCH 1957, page 16

Mental Healthmanship .

SIR, - - My attention has • recently been drawn to the • article `Mental Healthmanship in your • issue , of January 18, and, as I am the "Mr. S.' quoted therein, may I clarify......

Swindon And Boccaccio Stn,—are The Unfortunate...

to be allowed to forget their banning of Boccaccio? Pharos had a side-swipe at them last week, and I would like to ask him what he thinks the magistrates should have done. They......

Hen And Pen Sir,—misled Originally By His Use Of The

word 're- stricting' and still in some doubt about it, I now begin to'see what besides the PEN Mr. Kingsley Amis , was trying to get at. If he is implying that any but a quite......

Government By Old Etonians

SIR,—May I please comment on the letter' of Messrs. Hartland and Harvey which appeared in the Specta- tor last week? These gentlemen suggest that my pride was deeply hurt on......

Taper And The Welsh

SIR.—Your Westminster Commentary in your issue of February 15 contains slighting references to the Debate on Welsh Affairs. Your commentator said this debate was especially......

Hold Tightly Sir,—when I Was Recently On A Bus In

the Park Lane area a most elegant woman was about to alight when the conductor exclaimed "Old tight lady.' She, to his amazement, turned and directly facing him said, `I am a......

Leslie Stephen's Essays Sir,—in His Review Of Men, Boas And

Mountains, essays by Leslie Stephen, Mr. John Bayley seems rather disappointed that the volume does not con- tain Stephen's 'best work,' though he concedes that 'it is a good......

Christianity And Race

SIR,—Many will be grateful to Hugh Montefiore for his article on the above subject, and especially for his summarising of Christian teaching on the race question. His indictment......