20 DECEMBER 1946, page 16

The B.b.c. And Foreign Policy Sir,—may I Correct A Sentence

in your friendly note on the B.B.C. debate? You say that I " emphatically condemned broadcasts embodying attacks on other countries." What I condemned was the denial of......

Polish Eggs

SIR,—In your issue of December 6, 1946, Mr. 0. Leveson Gower asks under the heading Food from Distressed Countries for an explanation why Poland is exporting eggs to Great......

Mr. Gandar Dower's Pledge Sir,—it Is Surely Somewhat Out Of

character for Janus, as a Tory, to bother about Mr. Gandar Dower's broken election promise. Perhaps Mr. Gandar Dower's statement was only meant as seriously as other Tory......

Publishing Malpractice

SIR,—British publishers are naturally anxious to win back their pre-war export trade, and all we who formerly used English books so much wish them the best. But even when one......

Gifts And Taxation

SIR,—If a man wishes to give a guinea to his vicar as an Easter offering he must put two pound notes into the plate. If a company or firm gives Do° to the local hospital, the......

A Friend Of Trollope's

SIR,—Sir Max Beerbohm's pleasant little rebuke comes like a butterfly touch, but my poor little " gifts " combined with your circulation have been so fortunate as to bring from......