25 AUGUST 1967, page 22

Christ Or Socrates?

Sir: Simon Raven has made a very plausible case (18 August) for the present day's intellectual pre- ference for the wisdom of Socrates to that of Jesus Christ, despite the many......

The Irresponsible Germans

LETTERS From Wolfgang Kasper, R. Hoessrich, C. T. Chevallier, H. R., Karin Jonzen, Peter Ryde, W. Forrester, Dr David Stafford-Clark, Martin Ennals, B. J. B. Rose, Leonard......

Bankers' Trusts

JOHN BULL Clearing banks and unit trusts have finally converged. The Martins bid for Unicorn marks the spot. For both parties the union is of immense importance—even though, in......

Market Notes

CUSTOS Leslie Adrian is on holiday This is flaming August and on fine days the Stock Exchange is as browned off as the rest of the country. The leading firms are all say- ing......

Sir: I Have Been Reading In The Frankfurter Allge- Meine

Zeitung of 12 August that you recently published (II August) on the front page of your newspaper an article reading 'Die verantwortungs- losen Deutschen,' which could be......

Sir: In The Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung Of 12 August 1

read a brief summary of an editorial of your distinguished paper obviously dealing with the causes which led to the recession in the German economy. Although I had no occasion......

Sir: Your Correspondent Hr A. Menshausen Of Frankfurt...

England is incapable of altruism to other nations, particularly to his own. May I remind him that from June 1945 to the end of 1946 or later, the civilian rations in Britain......