29 JANUARY 1977, page 25

Rhodesia

Sir: In her Christmas message the Queen appealed for a spirit of reconciliation. May we pray that her advisers, who are our rulers, will respond to this appeal with regard to......

184 3 History? Sir: Traditionally, Almost All Scottish...

their education in England— at English public schools and English um v e.rsities. What they knew of Scottish his t°rY, therefore, was about the same as their knowledge of, say,......

Trotsky

Sir: John Grigg's observation that anybody `who calls himself a Trotskyist . . is deliberately giving his allegiance to a tyrant' (8 January) is a timely reminder that Trotsky......

Sir Malcolm Sargent

Sir: 1 am collecting reminiscences and recollections about the late Sir Malcolm Sargent for a book, The Essential Malcolm, and through the courtesy of your paper would like to......

The Coca - Cola Cabinet

Sir: Nicholas von Hoffman, a regular contributor to the Washington Post for many years, always had a reputation for trying to be amusing at someone else's expense. His......

Kelvin

Sir: Mr Wheatcroft is slightly incorrect in saying that the Kelvin is a new temperature scale (15 January). It has been used by scientists for a number of years now as the......