23 JANUARY 1959, page 8

Sir Linton Andrews Is To Be Chairman Of The Press

Council for ' only another six months. (This does not mean the end of his distin- guished editorship 'of the Yorkshire Post.) I 'do not know who will be his successor on the......

A Friend Of Mine Was Trying To Buy Mr. Roy

Jenkins's life of Dilke. He telephoned five book- shops in Central London. One told him that it was sold out and was out of print (untrue); one told him it was sold out and they......

Herbert Of Harrow

By CHRISTOPHER HOLLIS S IR ALAN HERBERT is the champion of a num- ber of causes. With the majority of them I agree. With a few I disagree. About others I should like a little......

Miss Ida Puente The Perle Mesta Of The Beat Generation

Cordially invites you to The Year's most Exciting Prc-Christmas Party , 'Place: The African Room Time: 9 p.m. until 3 a.m. Date: Sunday, December 21st Continuous entertainment......

Ftesn.y There Is A Danger To Personal Liberty. Mr. Butler's

Bill, the Council thinks, would give the police a chance to harry prostitutes even when they were not soliciting. But under the Bill the police will still have to prove......

When, Talking A Month Or So Ago-about Prostitu- Tion, I

said that if there had to be dirt I preferred it to be swept under the carpet, I was attacked by some correspondents for being illiberal. Others have criticised this journal for......

A Fortnight Ago I Criticised The Government's Proposal To...

up new mental health tribunals, but apart from this its Bill seems to me to be admir- able. I was particularly interested to see that psychopathy is now finally brought within......