22 DECEMBER 1939, page 6

A Spectator's Notebook

N O one man, I suppose, since the world began has been guilty of causing misery half so gigantic by means half so foul as Adolf Hitler. That, of course, is a truism, which some......

A.b. Is One Of Mr. Chamberlain's Cabinet Colleagues. X.y. Is

another. More specific than that I cannot be. " I see," said someone to A.B., " that you have a balloon on Horse Guards Parade to keep Ministers safe." " Yes," said A.B. " We......

* * * * The Tale Of Road Deaths For

the last three months, and the statement that two-thirds of them are due to the black-out, make deplorable reading. It seems to be accepted too readily that black-out deaths are......

The Chances Of War Turn The Limelight In Strange Quarters.

I am sure Dr. Alberto Guani, the dour-looking but pro- foundly genial Foreign Minister of Uruguay, who has been accredited as Minister to four countries in Europe (including......

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What an astonishingly accomplished actress is Sybil Thorndike, and bow completely satisfying in her combina- tion of expression and restraint. Never have I felt that more than......

Very Little Criticism Of The Police In This Country Is

valid, but it is so easy for a policeman to go beyond his province that he should be firmly checked when he does. In a case heard at Basingstoke on Tuesday a defendant charged......

Whether A Testimonial From Lord Haw-haw Of Zeesen (and...

and other German radio-stations) is matter for satisfaction or mortification is a question I find it rather hard to decide. What raises the question now is the fact that The......

Where Italy Stands

C OUNT CIANO'S speech in the Italian Chamber COUNT Saturday was a balanced record and analysis of the historic events which have recently shaped Italian policy. It was a cool,......

Civil Service Still To Be Evacuated.

" Daily Telegraph" headline. So that's how they get their liquor. JANus.......