28 OCTOBER 1916, page 13

The Bicentenary Of Thomas Gray. (to The Editor Op Tm

" SPECTATOR.") is, indeed, a happy relief, in the midst of the horrors of war—rendered more horrible and besmirched by criminal acts of wilful murder, misnamed " frightfulness......

Squirrels In St. John's Wood, N.w.

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR.") SIR,—Mr. W. E. Hoyle, contributor to Chambers's Encyclopaedia of the article on the squirrel, mentions the fact that this animal does not......

[to The Editor Of The " Eipectator."]

Snt,—To any one who has read (and re-read) and appreciated the articles of " A Student in Arms " appearing in the Spectator, the tragic news of his death must come with a sense......

Amos And The Germans.

(To ran EDITOR or TEl "SPECTATOR.") SIR,—I was about to call the attention of your readers (if per- mitted) to the striking suggestion of dug-outs, aeroplanes, sub- marines, and......

" A Student In Arms."

[TO THE EDITOR Or THE " SPECTATOR."] mourn with you and many others the death of Donald Hankey. May I express the earnest hope that you will issue in book form his remaining......

" Sacra Via."

(To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR.") Sta,—Your correspondents writing in connexion with the pro- posed new bridge at Charing Cross and the triumphal arch there, refer to a via......

The National Mission.

(To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR.") SIR, —May I crave space to mention one instance (of many) which shows the interest Nonconformists take in the National Mission of Repentance......

A Henry James Memorial In Chelsea.

[To TILE EDITOR Or THE " SPECTATOR.") Snt,—It has been decided to commemorate the residence and death in Chelsea of Henry James. By so doing a permanent mark of his maintenance......

Canon Ainger's Wit.

[To THE Entree or THE " Sezeteroa."] Sza,—Canon Ainger's excellent Limerick, which appeared in your last issue, reminds me of a witty saying of his which I recorded long ago,......