23 APRIL 1927, page 18

A London Village Church

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] Sue—Sir W. Beach Thomas is correct in writing of the " air of quiet rusticity " which our church and its surroundings bear. But, if he would......

" A Priest Who Can Fiddle "

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] Sin,—My attention has been drawn to an article in the Spectator of March 19th, entitled " A Spring Holiday in the New Forest:' The writer gives......

Annual Memorial Service To. The 29th Division, Gallipoli,...

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] Sta,—This service will be held in Holy Trinity Parish Church, Southend Road, Eltham, S.E. 9, at 11 a.m., Monday, April 25th, the anniversary of......

Nursery Rhymes And The English Language

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] Sta,—The writer of this article says that " it was never fashionable to adopt the German pronunciation of our Hanoverian sovereigns." Now......

Corrugated Iron As A Building Material

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] Sin,—In view of the ever increasing ravages our scenery suffers through this, the most devastating of all our building materials, is it not......

Persistent Jackdaws

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] Sitt,—Jackdaws are not satisfied with filling the netted chimney with sticks ; they finish them off with something soft as a lining. Early last......

Poetry

Spring Cleaning ON April days the housewives rise to set their homes in order, And Spring puts on, while thrushes call, Her daisy patterned overall With buttercups about the......