27 JUNE 1958, page 20

Assets And Liabilities

SIR,—In the course of a year the Federal German Republic, whose gold and currency reserves have reached the record total of DM 23,926,000,000, has been able to lend the World......

Catering At Glyndebourne • Sir,-1 Read With Fascinated...

renewed correspondence in your columns on the food supplied at Glyndebourne. But what chiefly interests me is— how did your correspondents get to Glyndebourne? For two......

The Dover Car Ferry Sir,—it Looks As If Leslie Adrian

has not travelled by the Dover-Boulogne car ferry for quite a time. That is the only explanation I can think of for his complaint last'weck that it is 'last on—first off' for......

Nights Of Bath Sir,—the Burgesses Of Bath Should Be Grateful

that someone has sprung to their defence. Some of us would be more interested in reading an official re- buttal of the mass of public criticism that has accom- panied the......

Isis And The Isis

SIR,—Shame on Strix for being a complacent old man with smug views that are less prevalent in our universities than in his time! How appalling that he can turn up the 1929 files......

Black And White In Rhodesia Sir,—your Article 'reaction...

gave the usual slant to the news from Africa. It shows the prejudice against the white inhabitant that is now expected from those in another country. May I try to explain how it......

The Curtis-bennett Family

SIR,—With the consent and co-operation of the Curtis-Bennett family, who are making available to me all existing letters and documents, I am writing a triple biography of the......

Foreign Currency Sir,—what The Government Policy Is...

on sending foreign currency by post is a complete and irritating mystery to me. Recently I returned from Canada after serving in the RCAF for three years. When my cheque came......