22 JUNE 1907, page 18

Rooks And Small Birds.

ITO TEE HUMOR OP THE °SPECTATOR:1 Sra.—May I ask through your columns for the experience of yoir readers on the following conditions P When I came to this place in 1872 the......

Slang In The Classics.

[To TEE EDITOR or THE "SPROTAT06.1 SID, —In your article in the issue of May 18th you say that in Greek or Latin there is no slang, except one discovers it in Aristophanes or......

The "spectator" Experimental Company. ?to Tee Editor Op...

SIR,—Your readers will, I am sure, be interested to hear some tidings of the men who enlisted in the Regular Army. Twelve joined the Somerset Light Infantry, and their progress......

Do Parrots Understand What They Talk About P

pro THE EDITOR OP THE "SPECTATOR "] Six,—Those of us who possess talking parrots are often asked the question : " Do you think they really understand what they say ? " Sometimes......

Between The Hoops.

[TO THE EDITOR OP THE °SPECTATOR:1 Sze,—I was amused and interested this morning to notice the position taken by a dog accompanying a waggon drawn by two horses walking abreast.......

Carrier-pigeons.

pro THE EDITOR OP THE °sPEcTAYOB.1 believe that carrier-pigeons are sent off on occasions by the thousand. Some North Country clubs despatch a couple of vanloads to Bournemouth......