20 JULY 1956, page 11

Contrasts In Thailand

BY PRINCE CHULA M OST Western visitors to my country—Thailand (or still Siam to some)—spend a few hours at the airport or a few days in Bangkok. In most cases they sleep, eat,......

The Lane Collection

By BRIAN INGLIS H UGH LANE* was 'an Irishman of the Danish, Norman, Cromwellian and (of course) Scotch inva- sions': and he loved his country much as Shaw did : With the same......