21 DECEMBER 1929, page 18

Humane Slaughter Of Pigs [to The Editor Of The Spectator.]

Sot,—The enclosed letter, which appeared in the Sheffield Telegraph of December 12th, will, I am sure, both. interest and gratify you. It is very largely owing to the......

Sir Ernest Woodford Birch [to The Editor Of The Spectator.]

Sin,—The unexpected death from pneumonia of Sir Ernest Woodford Birch, a former British resident in Perak, and Chair- man of the Overseas League, has • caused , deep sorrow to......

Herr Scheffer And The Soviet [to The Editor Of The

SPECrATOR.1 Sts,—As one who has for several years been following Russian affairs with some care, I was much interested and somewhat surprised at your article of December 14,......

A Homecroft Training Centre

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] SIR,—In view of the nation's constant liability to periods of grave industrial distress, any real proposals showing how the working classes may......