21 SEPTEMBER 1962, page 15

Sir,—may I Offer A Few Comments On The Latest

batch of letters? First, Mr. White, there is an obvious and precise difference between a fertilised and an unfertilised egg: one has life and the other has not. And if it is a......

Bhutan Sir,—my Attention Has Been Drawn To An Article Which

you published on August 31 on Mr. Ian Gilmour's visit to Delhi. In the course of this article, Mr. Gilmour states that there is reason to believe that China has begun......

Sir, — As A Monster Who Was Permitted To See The Light

of day and who is now adult, I am a little reluctant to believe that a man is the sum total of his limbs. Perhaps with the advance of medicine, public opinion, etc., the......

Thalidomide Babies

SIR. —The three letters on this subject that you pub- lished last week are. on their own evidence, from three obsessed anti-Christians. The juxtaposition is unfortunate for......

`public Odium,' The Press, And Pros

Sta,—I cannot believe that so intelligent a journalist as Monica Furlong is incapable of visualising situa- tions in which 'facts . must be withheld in the public interest.' It......

Professor J. H. Hutton Rev. Christopher Gardner, Helena...

C. Brown Bhutan P. R. Bakshi 'Public Odium,' the Press, and PROs Stephen Parkinson British Voluntary Service N. E. Higgitt. M. Le Marchant Royal Flush James Dow Thy Naga Revolt......