25 JULY 1914, page 16

The Irish "after."

[To THE EDITOR Or THE " Srsomos. " ] STR, — Your correspondent, Mr. Arthur Norman, in the Spectator of July 18th, closes his letter by the statement : "When he (i.e., the......

Metrical Experiment In Shakespeare.

[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."] SIR,—You invite mention of metrical experiments by Shakespeare, of a special character, other than the six- syllabled blank verse quoted in......

How Drowning Accidents Happen.

[To THE EDITOR Or THE " SPECTATOR.") SIR,— " Scepticus ' " letter in your last issue gives one of the many simple methods by which one, even if a strong swimmer, may lose his......

[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......

More Howlers.

[To THE EDTTOR OF TIM "SPECTAT0R." . 1 Sra,—I read in the last Spectator which reached me from home your interesting article on "Howlers." I venture to give you two more, one of......

Links With The Past.

[To TEM EDITOR Or THE "SPECTATOR."] SIR, — Several letters have appeared in the Spectator this year relating to naval officers who served at Trafalgar. May I be permitted to add......

[to The Editor Of Tue "spectator.") Sin,—rafts To Float From

the deck of a sinking steamer. The danger of being washed off a raft may be easily over- come by a wooden fence or railing, say two feet six inches to three feet high, attached......

[to The Editor Or Ter "spectator."] Sir,- - In October...

was in a boat on the Stour at Christ- church. An oar touched a post in mid-stream, and in an instant the boatman and I were in the water. We caught the overturned boat and clung......