22 MARCH 1940, page 6

Watch George Pond. He May Soon Become A Centenarian. Not

in years ; he is twenty-nine years off the century yet. Not in total convictions, for he is up to I r o in them already. But last week Mr. Pond, who had been charged......

The Verse—revelation Xiii, 18—regarding The Number Of The...

received an infinite variety of interpretations in the course of history. I offer one more—as matter for Easter reflections. The verse runs, it will be remembered— Here is......

One Of The Distressing War-pictures That Rises From Time To

time before my eyes is of thousands of people, male and female, young and old, sitting impotently any evening between seven o'clock and midnight, with a telephone receiver glued......

Marking Time

A T the moment when there is a general expectation that we are at the turning of the ways, and that there must soon be an intensification of the war in the military, or the......

Some Of The A.r.p. Exercises Arranged Periodically In...

are going like wildfire. In one I have just heard of, a key-man in his area was waiting for the expected telephone-call. It came. He dashed to the instrument, got his......

A Spectator's Notebook

AM not sure how much truth there is behind the report I that Sir John Reith is anxious to bring the British Council under the authority of the Ministry of Information. In one......

Contemporary Journalism Could Have Had Few Greater Losses...

has sustained through Herbert Sidebotham's death. Much better known as " Scrutator " of the Sunday Times, and " Candidus " of the Daily Sketch, and to readers of quarter of a......

M. Daladier Has Come Under Criticism For Having Told The

Finnish Minister in Paris that if Finland did not accept the Allies' offer of help they could not guarantee the restoration of the country's territorial integrity after the war.......