1 MAY 1926, page 17

Litter

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] have much sympathy with the campaign against litter. Last Sunday afternoon the whole of the space in front of St. James's Palace was littered......

Poetry

ARCADIAN We will buy an old house And since at ten-forty when we are richer ; each clock will be set, one to arouse time must report by the pen of an etcher : the twinkling bat,......

Extracts From Letters

A PLEA FOR CLEAR THINKING. • Mr. William H. Glossop writes : " It is indicative of an apparent lack of clear thinking in the public mind that we are told simultaneously that :......

John Peel

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] Sia,—I don't know what authority your reviewer may think he has for saying that John Peel wore a white beaver hat. I doubt his using two hats......

Artificial Silk

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] SIR,—WC very much appreciate your reference to our material, " Filtax," on page 750, in your issue of April 24th, but note that, in error, you......

Walking In Circles

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] Sia,—I have just read, in your issue of April 24th, the letter from Africa on that subject. Being a cOnstant reader of your paper, I have......

The Late Bishop -ryle .

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR. ] • • Sni,—We have arranged for the publication of a Memoir of the late Bishop Ryle, to be written by - the Rev. Mauiice FitzGerald, who was his......

Spelling—turkish And English [to The Editor Of The...

am' pained by the conclusion of your note on Turkish spelling. Are you aware that in holding up to scorn those Turks who claim " the right to spell chaotically," you are really......