25 JUNE 1948, page 16

Rural Education

SIR,—The general public is only beginning to realise the gravity of our food situation, and the need to conserve our rapidly shrinking acres of fertile soil and to secure the......

Tests Of 1902

Stn,—According to John Wisden's Cricketer's Almcrnack for 1903, page 283, G. L. Jessop " scored in just over an hour and a quarter 104 runs out of 139, his hits being a 5,......

Communism In The Far East

Snt,—Is it not possible to take Mr. G. B. Thomas's admirable article in The Spectator of June 18th a step further by suggesting that the increase in Communist activity in Burma......

Le Five O'clock

Sm,—After recent experience of the courtesy of Continental hotels, one is abruptly discouraged by the short-sighted bluntness of certain hotel- keepers at home. Recently, with a......

The Bright Years

Sm,—Mr. Dymond's cries of " Here I am again!", though a little late, are recognisable. And I seem to remember hearing that Whimsical Walker, that other delight of children of......