25 MARCH 1916, page 12

Spring Flowers.

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR."] SIR,—The appended extract from an account of a show of forced spring flowers reveals one of the many weak joints in the nation's armour— one......

The Wounded At Verdun. [to The Editor 01 The "

SPECTATOR. " ] SIR, —The Urgency Cases Hospital—you let me write of it some months ago—has been at work now for just over a year. Its work has been crowned by the help which it......

[to The Editor Of The " Spectator."]

Sra,—If the principles of Christ's Kingdom are to be defended by the sword, why did Christ state so emphatically to Pilate " My Kingdom is not of this world: if My Kingdom were......

Conscientious Objectors.

[TO THII EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR.. "] SIR,—AS a supplement to the letter of Captain Lewis Longfield in your last issue, it may be mentioned that the two texts he cites (St.......

" A Saving Grace."

[To THE EDITOR OP TES "SPECTATOR."' Sin,—It is obvious that it is more economical to consume seven ounces of tea in seven days than to use eight ounces in six days and none on......

National Council For Combating Venereal Diseases. [to The...

THE " SPECTATOR."] SIR, —The investigations of the Royal Commission on Venereal Diseases have thrown a strong light upon the disastrous effects of this scourge on the life of......