30 NOVEMBER 2002, page 87

A Long Winter For England

Michael Henderson Perth ENGLAND's cricketers lost a Test match in Adelaide but, viewed from a wider perspective, it was a wonderful week. The 'city of churches' (and sex......

Q. I Am A Hereditary Peer. I Am Also In

the auctioneering business and my work takes me to the United States, where confusion frequently arises over my Christian name. What is the most tactful way for me to correct......

Q. During The Summer I Attended A Performance Of Gifford's

Circus, where everyone in my party was totally enchanted by the dancing pony, the tightrope walkers and the acrobats. I, however, found my own eyes were totally transfixed by......

Q. I Do Not Think That Your Correspondent (9 November)

and partner, together earning £500,000 p.a., should consider themselves 'rich' and therefore feel guilty. Surely the definition of 'wealthy' is the ability to live off the......

Q. I Am A Little Nervous Because Next Week I

am going to meet someone called Olinda Adeane. Can you give me any advance information about what she is like? Name and address withheld A. Mrs Adearie is a Suffolk landowner's......

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