2 JUNE 1939, page 22

Was Sterne A Scot ?

[To the Editor of THE SPECTATOR] SIR,—Re article " Scotland's Contribution "—are you right in claiming Sterne as a Scotsman? H. D. Trail (Englishmen of Letters) says " The......

Subscriptions Under Covenant

[To the Editor . of THE SPECTATOR] SIR,— We are all accustomed to receiving appeals from Charitable Institutions to sign a covenant by which we are led to understand that the......

Pigeons, Turnips, Cattle

[To the Editor of THE SPECTATOR] Stn,—While much appreciating Miss Janet Adam Smith's reference to my book, The Lowlands of Scotland, I must demur when she quotes me as saying......

Germany And Assyria

[To the Editor of THE SPECTATOR] SIR,—" History like an idiot mechanically repeats itself " ; or should we substitute " those who make history "? It is possible, of course, that......

Mr. Chamberlain's Speeches

[To the Editor of THE SPECTATOR] Sut,—In his excellent review of the recently published col- lection of speeches by the Prime Minister, your reviewer asks, " Is it courage or......

Palestine And The Jews

[To the Editor of Tim SPECTATOR] Sta,—Mr. Harold Nicolson states that our assumption of the Palestine mandate was a generous gesture in the interests of mankind. Generous......

Aircraft And Guns

[To the Editor of THE SPECTATOR] Sta,—The other day I read on two adjacent pages of my paper the following: " Our Maginot Line of anti-aircraft guns and searchlights," Earl......

The Treatment Of Cancer

[To the Editor of THE SPECTATOR] Snt,—In view of the vast amount of money and trouble at present being devoted to cancer research it would, I think, be a good plan if the......