23 SEPTEMBER 1966, page 14

The Big Peepshow Sir,—it Was Fascinating To Read That Mr

Stuart Hood found Mr Lee Kuan Yew's appearance in Twenty- Four Hours 'agile, charming, and tough.' My own memory tells me that Mr Lee's contribu- tion towards solving the......

Death Comes To Berkeley Sir,—mr Beichman, Uncritically...

Atlantic Monthly article on Berkeley, cavalierly announces 'the death of Berkeley.' What annoys me, though, is not so much the hasty obituary (there should be a journalistic law......

In Eastern Seas Sir, -1 Should Like To Correct Factual...

in Nor- man Sherry's letter (September 16) regarding my work on Conrad. In 'Conrad's River' (Columbia University Forum, 1962) I described the efforts made by men of many......

Men Off The Beat Sir,—in Your Issue Dated September 9,

Mr McLach- lan makes allegations against the Daily Express which I feel you may wish to correct. Mr McLachlan gives his account of Scotland Yard's announcement of the £1,000......

Hospital Breakdown Sir,—havin G Spent Three Years In...

being now in the greatest teaching and surgical hospital in England with a world-wide reputation, I think I can comment on the letters of M. A. R. Free- man and B. L. Alexander......

That £50 Allowance Sir,—perhaps Ironically, Absence...

note of a, - ,a cciation of the article 'Plea for a Fuss' (September 2). Apart from the fact that the re- strictions appear to violate our IMF obligations, two further points......

The Universe Of Hatred Sir, —we Can Understand And...

the rage and grief expressed by Mordecai Richler. It would be as well, however, for us not to forget the treatment of the Aborigines in Australia by the British settlers, the......

Down On The Collective Farm

SIR, —The incidents described in o/haev's novel, From the Life of Fvodor tiazkin. took place, as Mr Szamuely rightly points out, 'in the first post-Stalin years.' Having said......