23 JULY 1927, page 18

The Late William Heinemann: A Memoir

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] SIR,—With the approval and assistance of the present directors of W. Heinemann, Ltd., I have for some months past been preparing a memoir of......

The Humane Slaughter Of Animals

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] Sin,—With reference to your article on " The Humane Slaughter of Animals " in a recent issue, at least one regular reader would be interested......

An International Hostel At Geneva

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] SIR,—In August last you were good enough to publish a letter„ announcing the establishment of an International College at Geneva. It may be of......

-a Description Of Thackeray Wanted

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] Snt,-In Mr. Michael Sadleir's delightful book about Anthony TrollOpe the following passage occurs on p. 198 :— " At one place in his book on......

[to The Editor Of The Spectator.] Sir,—the Urgency Of The

Holiday Fund, administered by the Poor Clergy Relief Corporation, becomes more marked each year, and we confidently appeal to sympathetic friends to enable the poorer clergy in......

A Caterwauling Jay

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] Sm,—In your issue of July 9th, under the title " Some Excite- ments of a Bird-watcher," Mr. E. W. Hendy writes : " Montagu speaks of the jay......

Community Feeding For Cuckoos

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] SIR, I think your readers may be interested in the following incident. Noticing a certain excitement amongst the birds in the garden yesterday,......