26 FEBRUARY 1954, page 14

Chemical Warfare Sir,—you Have Probably Seen The...

The Times protesting aga nst the decision of the Kent County Council to spray hedgerows and verges with selective weed killer, A great. many people living in the country,......

But In Most Cases An Incumbent Is Pater/au/was. And Most

of the people who care at all wish him to be so. By all means let a celibate minister embrace poverty, or at any rate the ' insecurity' of the weekly wage earner; but if the......

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No Priests For England Sir,--may I Endorse The Suggestion Of

the Rev. Michael Gedge and of Mr. C. Archer Wallington that the Church of England should introduce a businesslike method of applica- tion for clerical posts to replace the......

The End Of Scrutiny

Sitt, — It was with very deep regret that I learnt receetly that Scrutiny was to cease publication. Those of us who teach at universities remote from the centres of culture are......

Sir,—when 1 Worked On The Western Morning News My Colleagues

and I were always wondering why we sold so few copies between Land's End and the Isles of Scilly. Now Sir Compton Mackenzie has solved the problem by quoting from an unsuspected......

Sir,--there Are Some 2,600,000 People In Wales, Of Whom...

speak English only, while 50,000 speak Welsh only and some 750,000 speak English and Welsh. Are English-speaking parents aware of the proposal that their children (whether they......

Paris Toujours Paris Sta,-1 Have Noted With Some Concern The

article on Paris which appeared in the Travel Supplement of the issue of. January 29th. I hive no doubt that it was written light- heartedly and not intended to be taken too......

Sir,—about Two Years Ago The Late Hubert Foss Began To

collect material for the official life of Constant Lambert, commissioned by Messrs. George G. Harrap and Co. Ltd., but most regrettably he became seriously ill be- fore getting......

Rhymes And Reasons

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