31 JULY 1926, page 13

Americanism

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] have been asked to give a definition, or at least my idea of a definition, of the term " Americanism." According to my understanding,......

" A New Messiah "

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] SIR,—In the spring of 1906 I met Mrs. Besant in Kashmir, and was told by a lady there, who knew her well, that about eight years before that......

The Authorship Of The Fourth- Gospel

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] SIR,—In his letter in your issue of July 17th Mr. Fryer states that the meeting of the chief priests which decided the death of Christ took......

Motors And Air Pollution

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] Charlesworth's statement that motor vehicles used in the streets to-day discharge " black and filthy partially burnt oil," and that in many......

Thorns On The Hibiscus

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] SIR,—Like Miss Baker I am just at the end of my second hot season in the South Seas. I too have found thorns on the Hibiscus, but have not been......