25 JULY 1952, page 19

Edmund Spenser

Sat,—Janus may be interested to learn that the fourth centenary of the birth of Edmund Spenser has been honoured also by his old school, and that the school is by no means......

Legalised Lotteries

Snt,-1 he answer to Mr. Arthur Burns surely is that lotteries, like alcohol. are harmless in moderation, but socially undesirable if carried to excess. Nation-wide mammoth......

Letting A Flat

SIR,—I have recently had occasion to advertise an unfurnished flat and to show applicants over it. The rent was as high as could reason- ably and fairly be asked, there were......

• Outlook From Meikles

was very interested in Col. de la Fargue's article Outlook from Meikles and in the letters which have subsequently .appeared from two comparatively new arrivals in this Colony.......

Henley Royal Regatta

SIR, —Mr. J. P. W. Mallalieu entertains us with many of his sympa- thetic and felicitous observations at Henley. Yet apparently he did not notice the most essential element in......

Holidays In Scotland

SIR,---1 anus's references to Scotland as a holiday country were of more than usual interest to me, as I have just returned from my first visit there (my wife and I experienced......

French Books In England

should like to correct certain rather misleading statements made by your reviewer on Livres de France. First, we undertake to supply five or ten books yearly not, as suggested,......