25 APRIL 1952, page 18

Guides To Britain

SIR,—Your correspondent, Mr. Cohan, is right. There was a Michelin guide of Britain issued before the war, and I wish that it could be reissued like the excellent Michelin maps......

Bearing-reins

SIR,—As one who in youth drove a large variety of horses, both four- in-hand and pair, may I explain about bearing-reins ? In order that a horse may be driven comfortably and......

Letters To The Editor

Education and Initiative Snt,—Mr. Philip Lewis, in his article Industry and the Public Schools, asks why the modern State secondary schools no longer seem to pro- duce boys so......

Railway Fares

SIR,—From your references to the railways in the Spectator of April 18th, one might imagine a difficult and insoluble problem where none really exists. For many years the......

A New Prayer-book

SIR,—On account of the vagaries of surface mail the Spectators of the first three weeks of March have all arrived in the middle of April. I find myself plunged into your......