28 JUNE 1957, page 18

Food And Drink

SIR,—To say, as Mr. Tudor Edmonds said in his letter in your issue of June 14, that pasteurised milk is impure and to hint that it is not even fit to drink is absurd. Milk is a......

The Liberal Party Sir,—i Have Been A Constant Reader Of

your paper for many years and, whilst not agreeing with all the opinions expressed, have always appreciated your sense of fairness. In the June 14 issue, however, there appeared......

Gin And Tonic Sir,—being The Licence-holder Of A Free House,

I have watched the correspondence on the short- comings of tied houses with special interest. Major Klein's refusal to put the customer first and his contention that a licensee......

Fresh Food Sir,—in Reply To Mr. Jack Merricks, Who Bewails

the fact that fresh food is harder to come by be- cause of the controls exercised by statutory market- ing boards : eggs may be purchased at the 'farm gate,' as also all dairy......

Nuclear Horror Sir,—i See A News Item Today, June 24,

which says that the Americans have dressed 800 pigs in army khaki and are to explode a nuclear device over them in Nevada to see what effect it has on these help- less animals.......

Rani Of Jhansi Sir,—regarding The Indian Mutiny Incident...

Rani of Jhansi 'being cut down by a trooper' re- ferred to by your correspondent Mr. D. E. Lysaght. As that brief statement, less the extenuating cir- cumstances, tends to give......

Glyndebourne Food Sir,—in Spite Of Richard Greet's...

uphold the cause of those who picnic at Glyndebourne. We know our manners about litter, and I have never seen any left behind. I am not so sure about the good manners of bagging......

Poetry And Side-issues

is a pity that Mr. Robert Conquest (Spectator, June 14) did not confine his criticism to poetry. He could easily have done so without being rude to Dame Edith Sitwell. Perhaps......