20 JANUARY 1923, page 12

A Super-link With The Past. [to The Editor Of The

SPECTATOR.] DEAR MR. STRACIIEY,—I have been reading The Adventure of Living with great pleasure, and it has occurred to me that you might be interested in the following details......

[to The Editor Of The Spectator.] Sir,—in Your Article On

Capital Punishment in your issue of January 13th you say that "in Denmark, we believe, murder is punished by flogging plus penal servitude for life," and you add that "for our......

[to The Editor Of The Spectator.] Stn,—may I Briefly Make

two points with reference to your very sound article in this week's issue ? 1. Capital punishment is a deterrent and must, therefore, be retained to protect potential victims.......

[to The Editor Of The Spectator.]

Sin,—While I am not an advocate of the entire abolition of capital punishment I wish to express my hearty concurrence with your suggestion that a Commission or Committee should......

The Rent Strike.

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] SIR,—This matter is of very general interest, but the points involved are highly technical, and it is not surprising thaein the" News of the......

Sentences For Child Murder. [to The Editor Of The...

SIR,—In the Spectator for January 13th you discuss the subject of Capital Punishment. You are mistaken in supposing that a woman who has killed her newly-born child must be......

[to The Editor Of The Spectator.] Sir,—the Remarks In Your

issue of January 18th seem hardly in accordance with your usual wisdom. You say that the decision of the House of Lords was obvious and inevitable. Surely not, when two out of......