29 DECEMBER 1967, page 24

City Diary

CHRISTOPHER FILDES How to cut public spending and help the Chancellor save £71 million: the British Trans- port Dock board comes up with a £3 million economy by 'deferment of......

Sir: Leonard Cottrell's Inability (letters, 8 Decem- Ber)...

his twenty-eighth book because he is no longer allowed to indulge his craving to stamp on 250 horse power after three double whiskies and a good lunch with a bottle, of wine......

Company Notes

CUSTOS The post-devaluation gloom has been lightened by a strong statement from Leyland Motor. `We have always been optimistic about de- valuation' said Sir Donald Stokes: 'up......

Dr Leach's New Jerusalem

LETTERS From Dr C. B. Goodhart, Leonard Cottrell, Bernard Palmer, John Radcliff, Charles Janson, David Morse, R. F. Fernsby, John R. Mac- laren, The Hon C. M. Woodhouse, Ronald......

Drunk In Charge

Sir: As I feared, my letter (8 December) about the end of the 'romantic period' of motoring has drawn fire from the expected quarter, that of the self- righteous, of which Mr......

France Becomes An Island

sir: Mr Christopher Sykes (Letters, 22 December) Says that what made him keen to join the army in the war was what he read in the press about Nazi atrocities, 'not some theory......

Understanding The General

Sir: Mr Patrick Cosgrave gives us what purports to be a much needed correction of the popular British opinion of General de Gaulle (SPECTATOR, 22 December). This opinion is......

Solution To City Crossword. Across: 1 Midland 5, 10 Expense

account 9 Deflate 11 Straits tin 12 Semi 13 Ice 14 Easier terms 17 Puts money up 19 Tic 20 Ramp 22 Shelbourne 26 Earnest 27 Betises 28 Sceptic 29 War Loan. I IL:. Down: 1 Midas......