29 AUGUST 1941, page 4

The Death Of Mr. A. V. A. Symons Was Recorded

in Tuesday's papers. Little more than a week ago, as it happened, I was discussing with Sir Norman Birkett Symons' unique book The Quest for Corvo—or rather was listening to Sir......

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One of the odd things I have come across in Mr. Seebohm Rowntree's Poverty and Progress (I make no apology fa referring again to this notable work ; this is probably not the......

A Spectator's Notebook

T HE tendency to describe each of the Prime Minister's set speeches as the greatest he ever made is to be distrusted, so I refrain from saying precisely that of last Sunday's......

Now That We Are Fighting In What Is Undeniably The

Middl e East it will be a little difficult to call Egypt and such PO that. Why we ever did is known only to some official 5l I suppose, found the name handy and adopted it......

There Is No Secret About The Marked Improvement Of The

shipping situation in the Atlantic. Mr. Alexander has affirmed it in general terms, into which a good deal can be read, and Col. Knox, the United States Secretary of the Navy,......

The London Daily Paper, France, The Organ Of Free Frenchmen

in England, completed its first year of existence on Tuesday, and I offer it well-deserved congratulations. It has been fortunate in its first editor, M. Pierre Comert, whom......

The Case Of Iran

HE invasion of Iran is a disagreeable necessity. That it is disagreeable may be admitted frankly. To be send- our troops to occupy the territory of a weak neutral ate against......