30 MAY 1952, page 20

Sir, — During The Last Six Months I Have Sent Three Boys

to the Public Schools Appointment Bureau. One wrote to say that he had been found .exactly the post he wanted; the second that he had been found an opening with prospects that......

Patient's Plaint

Sta,—The N.H.I. scheme was no doubt intended to benefit not exclusively the working classes but also middle-class folk who com- plied with its regulations and paid their......

The Napalm Bomb

Sut,—Mr. Nigel Birch has pointed out, in reply to criticisms of this bomb in the House of Commons, that it is essentially a tactical weapon for use against military targets.......

Buy British?

SIR, —As a Rhodesian not far removed from residence and upbringing in the old country, I feel obliged to comment on the standard of workmanship evident in many and varied......

Does Elia Pall ?

SIR,—Mr. Harold Nicolson remarks in his Marginal Comment on The Essays of Elia that he no longer finds the same pleasure in Elia as he found in his youth. It would be......

"industry And The Public Schools"

Sta,—Your anonymous correspondent in commenting on my article, Industry and the Public Schools, makes two statements which I am forced to refute. In the first place, basing his......

What Is A Favourite Son ?

sut,—It is with some apprehension that I take issue with such A undoubted expert as Professor Brogan on the subject of American politics. It is my impression, however, from his......

Totalitarianism In Latin America .

Sia,—In his article The Two Americas Mr. George Brinsmead is probably correct in saying that Communism is not regarded as a serious danger in most parts of Latin America. But......