21 FEBRUARY 1981, page 8

Four Fishy Islands

Murray Sayle Tokyo Or islands in the stream, we might call them. Their names, in a half-forgotten language, are Kunashir, , Etorofu, Habomai and Shikotan, and they stick out......

One Hundred Years Ago

A remarkable murder has been committed at Chatham. Lieutenant P.L. Roper, R.E., a young officer of high character and promise, left the mess in Chatham Barracks shortly after......