28 MARCH 1958, page 19

Sir,—with Reference To The Article 'master Builder,' In...

of March 7, may 1 suggest that the fol- lowing points seems to be worthy of some considera- tion, to say the least : The district in which I live consists entirely of fairly......

Si1, — As A Recent Reader Of Your (in Many Ways) Most

admirable paper, I am astonished by your leading article this week. You say (how rightly!) that' `the electorate is sick of the way the present party system works . . .,' but......

Cavalier Treatment

SK—Without in any way wishing to appear to de- fend Sir Charles Petrie may I be allowed to complain at the Old Testament treatment meted out to him, and the Stuarts, by your......

Sir,—under The Heading Of `sakiee You Publish A Letter From

a' French reader who professes to be indignant at yOur mild criticism of the savage war and murder waged today in the name of the French people against' the people of Algeria.......

Sat.-1 Had Not Meant To Say Any More In This

con- troversy, but Miss Delves-Broughton's thoughtful letter has raised some points that I should like to answer, if you will bear with me once more. It is true that, while I......

Sir,—why Should One Go To The Bother Of Converting A

van into a passenger car? It would be far easier, I suggest, to buy a small ambulance, which is tax free, or a small prison van, Which also is sold free of purchase tax!—Yours......

Converted Vans And Purchase Tax

Sta,—That it should come to this! If I buy a van and choose to convert my van into my shooting brake (from which I am not going to shoot anything— absurd name) by the exercise......

Sus,—mr. Beale's Russian Experience Is Interesting— ‘...

even 'hiking' is an adequate translation for a trip with assault river crossings! But the Russian word `turizm' is the same as the English (or near-English) word 'tourism.' It......

Sir, — In The Interests Of Accuracy May One Point Out That

the successor, in 1941, of the Supreme War Council of 1917 was the Combined (not Joint) Chiefs of Staff Committee (Spectator, March 21, page 352). The Joint Chiefs of Staff was......