29 APRIL 1916, page 13

The Alleged " Jargon " In The Adult School.

[TO THR EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR.") SIR,—I must thank you for inserting the letter entitled " ' Jargon ' in the Adult School," by "Antisepsis," in last week's number of the......

Shakespeare And The Empire. [to 11ir Editor Of Tub...

Sin.—At this time of his Tercentenary every one is apt to ponder as to Shakespeare's views on the questions of to-day. His truisms on war, peace, trade, suffering, and joy are......

Income Tax.

[To THE EDITOR ON THE "SPECTATOR?') 110,—It may seem very simple to deduct tax at 5s., and then to return any excess after a year or so has elapsed and the claimant can prove......

[to Tub Editor Of The " Spectator."] Sne,—i Am Glad

to find you giving your valuable support to the plea for abatement in respect of children irrespective of the total amount of a man's income. Fathers of large families,......

A Soldier's Poem.

[To THE EDITOR OF THB "SPECTATOR.") EIR,—The poem which you published on April 22nd under this title was written in 1897 by Wilfred Brinton, of the Chancery Bar. He died in......

A Rupert Brooke Memorial

[TO THB EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR.") S1E,—It has been decided to set in Rugby Chapel a memorial of Rupert Brooke. It will take the form of a portrait medallion in marble, based......

A New Zealand Trooper's Letter.

[TO THZ EDITOR OF THE 'SPECTATOR.') Sin,—I beg to quote from the letter of one of my sons in the New Zealand Army, after his brother had fallen in action. The writer, by......