25 JULY 1914, page 15

The Ruin Of The Building Trade.

[To THE EDITOR OP TIM "SPECTITOR.1 Sin,—As an old-established builder in the county of Surrey, I would like to draw your attention to the existing diffi- culties from a business......

Rafts For Shipwreck.

[TO THZ EDITOR OP TRH "SPECTATOR...] SIR, — You have been once again giving vent to my bumble opinions about the efficacy of rafts, and their being carried in these enormous......

[to The Editor 07 Tee " Srmarrros.1

Sin,—Will you allow a few words of comment on your admirable article of last week from a constructor's point of view? With all respect, this question is no longer one for the......

The Chief Cause Of Poverty.

[To TER EDITOR OF THE "5PECTATOR...1 SIR,—I read with much interest a letter by Mr. Moreton Frewen bearing on the problem of British poverty in your last issue, and as Mr.......