3 DECEMBER 1948, page 18

Americans - And Russia Sra,—may I Express The Hope That No

one will have been misled, by the prominence which you gave to it in your issue of Noirember 19th, into supposing that The New "New Deal" represents the - facts, or can even be......

Patterdale Hall

Stit,—I am writing in the hope that the most fruitful use for a house and grounds in the heart of the English Lake District may occur to one or more of your readers and that......

The Invincible Dowser

Sm,—Regarding the remarks in Country Life in The Spectator of November 26th, I gather from a practical dowser with a unique record for the successful location of underground......

The Arab Refugees

SIR,—The plight of the Arab refugees in the Middle East, now more than half a million, is well known to your readers. The Acting Mediator recently pointed out the danger, with......

Richard Jefferies

Sm.,—It seems hardly necessary - to say that I had no intention of affront- ing Mr. Elwin personally, either in the title or in the substance of my review. Nor did I suggest......

Scapegoats?

Sta,—We may not yet comment on the conduct of certain people involved in the Inquiry at Church House, because it is still sub *dice; but the conduct of the British public in the......

Christmas Posting:

To meet the wishes of the Postmaster-General during the Christmas rush, alterations In subscribers' addresses must reach THE SPECTATOR, 99 Gowisr Street, London, W.C.1, by the......