" The Harp In The South "
feel that many people will raise eyebrows when they read about the " poor whites of Australia " in Mr. Robin King's review of The Harp in–the South in your issue of May 14th.......
The Dawn Chorus .
Ornithologists in these days try to be very scientific, and all sorts of statistics are being collected. The latest is an attempt to analyse " the dawn chorus " so called. On a......
International Student Service
Sta,—Many of your readers will perhaps be aware of the work in the field of cultural and reconstructional co-operation which has, for nearly thirty years, been carried out by......
Island' Sanctuaries .
An old humorist of a politician used to say when the Monroe Doctrine was in question that he had a Monroe Doctrine for us, to wit, that "all islands are British." A naturalist......
• Country Life
WHITSUNTIDE coincided with absolutely the most lovely period of scenic beauty. Housman has given, in his ingenious but ardent verse, a certain supremacy to the wild cherry, but......
The First Alphabet Sia,—i Should Be Much Obliged If You
would draw the attention of your readers to the fact that the date of K'ang-hsi is A.D. 1662-1722, not 1722-1662 B.C., as printed in my review of Dr. Diringer's Alphabet in The......
Doctors And Patients
Snt,—Your correspondent, Mr. J. C. Levine, writing about the expected increase in the numbers of patients to be attended by doctors after July 5th, ends with the statement, "The......
In The Garden A Shrub That Has Flourished Beyond Its
wont is Viburnum rhitido- phyllum, which is usually regarded as "rum" rather than beautiful. This spring it is undoubtedly splendid, and in any case the queer shape and......
Weather Prognostics
Local weather prognostics begin to lose their potency. Even the engrooved prophet has been heard to announce: "The six o'clock do say —." A sad affair, but faith in omens has......
Francophilia
SIR,—In your article, Western Unity (May 7th), you say that " we emphatically " do not like General Franco. May one ask who are the " we" ? Some of us, myself included, quite "......
Neglected Wiltshire
SIR,—Will you please restrain Janus from starting a publicity campaign on our behalf ? The charm of our county is chiefly due to the fact that it is unspoilt and unexploited.......
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